We do something very similar at midsemester and at end of semester. I had a programming student write a quick program that allows the students to log on, where a window asks them to rate their team member (or company member) and requires comments associated with ratings. When they've had a few days to get online and complete their feedback, I go into the system and turn off the rating program and turn on the feedback portion. During this time, a student can log on and see their ratings and the comments associated with those ratings. The ratings and comments are anonymous, unless the rater put their name directly into the comments. Sometimes the students WANT other to know that they are giving the feedback. Dr. Mary McCord 405G Dockery Hall University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 (660) 422-2857 >>> "Sweet, Michael S" <[log in to unmask]> 9/26/2008 10:38 AM >>> That's just about exactly what I do. Takes me about 2.5 hours to do for a class of 70. I have a system of various windows open on my computer simultaneously (Word and Blackboard) that works for me. -M -----Original Message----- From: Team Learning Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Erica Hunter Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 7:47 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: evaluations I've had luck doing a midsemester eval where students rated each team member on a likert like scale for some criteria we developed and then they were asked to provide a) strengths/contributions of the member and b) areas they could improve on. We then typed up the results so each person got individual feedback that was semi-private (they knew what their team was saying, but couldn't figure it out from handwriting). I did it again at the end of the term and a lot of teams did improve b/c of the feedback (the quiet spoke up more, the loud quieted down and listened more). But that was with 2 instructors and 4 teams of 6-7. It would be doable if you have a smaller class, TAs OR some time to commit to it. I decided not to use that format for my 110 enrollments this semester. Erica -- Erica Hunter PhD Candidate Department of Sociology University at Albany