Hi
All
Here is the summary
of the workshop participants work from my workshop.
We looked at 3 TBL
listesrve threads and 2 interesting articles on student resistance and fair
grading
The discussion
around Grading application Activity generated lots of conversation...BUT few
specifics
1) Some Instructors
don't grade activities
2) Some instructors
thinking not grade will reduce motivation or reduce
attendance
3) Common activity
at end is that teams provide a short written rationale of their
decision
The discussion
around Assessment (peer evaluation, grade weight setting)
1) peer evaluation
is desirable to allow differentiation of team marks for individual
contribution
2) student sometimes
underrate and overrate - always overrate when for marks
3) grade weighting
activities can increase student buy-in
4) student generated
performance criteria can increase student buy-in
The discussion
around Student Resistance
1) Clearly and
frequently explain your rationales for using TBL
2) Demonstrate TBL
to orient your students
3) start with easier
activities and progress difficulty as student comfort and confidence
increases
4) Resistance is
normal....don't let a a few complaints make you assume that everyone
is unhappy
5) Discuss
resistance openly in class - power of majority can sometimes silence a vocal
minority
Common Student
Words
1) we are teaching
ourselves
2) testing before
teaching make no sense
3) you are paid to
teach
4) this is too much
work
5) I don't want my
grade to depend on teamwork
6) I want to form my
own team
Attached is a
summary of the analysis, the raw Dacum's,
and here is a link
to all the articles
analyzed
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