And a follow-up question, how many are willing to give up the midterms and finals and go with just the tbl scores? One of our faculty members believes in this such that he feels that with our 20 week course, that has 40 tbl session( 2/week) and variations of Irat &/or grat combos there is more than enough information to know how well the students are doing. Sandy Cook, Duke-NUS On Jun 15, 2009, at 10:38 PM, "Herb Coleman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > For those who give them, can you tell me how your mid-term and final > exams differ from your iRATs and T-RATs. I'm considering going with > a midterm and final instead of my usual term paper. > > > -- > > Herb Coleman,Director Instructional Computing and Technology > Adjunct Professor of Psychology Austin Community College > Highland Business Center > 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd. > Austin, TX 78752 > [log in to unmask] > 512-223-7746 > ************************************************* > “I, and every other professor on this campus, are here to help you t > o find, take back, and keep your righteous mind.” > ---Professor Melvin Tolson from the motion picture "The Great > Debaters" > *************************************************