Give
some credit toward the final grade for class participation. I use enough to be
the difference between an A and a B.
If
someone is not present, without a valid excuse, then they get negative credit
for the day. If they show up and do not participate, then they get zero credit
for the day.
No
single day is worth much, but this seems to make a difference in attendance.
David
Smith
David
W. Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Biostatistics
Division
San
Antonio Campus
University
of Texas School of Public Health
(210)
562-5512
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Zimmerman
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 2:59 PM
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Subject: Re: TBL Question
Karla,
In the spirit of “students will work hard on whatever they are rewarded for”,
we expect a product from most of the application exercises we do in Medical
Physiology. The product may be a preclass writing exercise that they can
improve with the team discussion or it may be a preliminary set of answers to
the questions that will be addressed in class. We even have a case study
on obesity where we ask the students to bring a concept map of the
physiological impact of obesity. Only those students in attendance may
turn the product in to the instructor. It seems to work pretty well for
us.
Scott
On 4/28/08 2:46 PM, "Kubitz, Karla" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all,
I was wondering whether you grade the topic specific application exercises
(i.e., the more narrowly focused, problem solving exercises that follow a
single RAT)? I have a class (a Friday afternoon class) that seems to see
the RAT as the only thing that they need to be there for because it’s the thing
that’s graded. Thanks. Karla Kubitz
Karla Kubitz, Ph.D., FACSM
Department of Kinesiology
Towson University
8000 York Rd
Towson, MD 21252
410-704-3168 (ph)
410-704-3912 (fax)
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Scott D. Zimmerman, PhD
Biomedical Sciences Department
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO 65897
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Fax (417) 836-5588