Thanks for the question Jorden. I am just getting ready to give out final
instructions for PEER evaluations so your question may apply to my class
also. We will have to see what the experienced teachers have to say.

Eddie

On 3/11/08, Jorden C. Sahl <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I recently finished my second Introductory Psychology course using TBL. I
> have a question that is not that complicated but for some reason I can't get
> myself around the math and I want to double check with other TBL users
> before I teach it again.
>
> I used the Peer Evaluation form from the TBL book that assigns an average
> of 10 points, with one 9 and at least one 11 (max 15). A student asked me –
> so what does my average have to be to get "perfect" on the peer evaluations?
> And I was stumped (I had just never thought of it that way)
>
> The max anyone can get would be 15, so I would assume in the rare case
> scenario of one person getting all 15s from their peers that would be
> "perfect". But then, if 10 is average, is 10 "perfect" (I.e., if someone
> gets an average of 10, do they get 100% on peer evaluations, with the
> possibility for students to get higher than 100%)? (My class picked 30% for
> the peer evaluations grade weight). Calculating it this way (10 is 100%)
> increases everyone's grade quite a bit (about half a letter grade), which I
> don't have a problem with, as long as it is correct!
>
> I am second guessing myself with the math and want some input before I use
> this method again.
> Thanks so much.
>
>
>
> Jorden Cummings Sahl, M.A.
>
> Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology
>
> Depression & Wellness Research Lab (302.831.2215)
>
> University of Delaware
>
> Newark, DE  19716
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Globe University
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