Yes

the team is getting too small.....but I would ask the team what they want to do....explain to them that they might do better....have more fun....learn more....in a larger team

The difficulty in adding students late in the semester.....is team cohesiveness might look like clique behavior to a new single member....if you do add members I would be careful not to add single members from different teams to an existing team.....if you do shuffle the teams....be up front about what it will likely feel like for existing and new teams members...help students understand the transition from group to team...back to group....actually might be an interesting teachable moment

Again I would ask the team/teams/and maybe the class....what should we do

jim
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:15 -0600
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Subject: Small team

I have a question about how to handle dwindling numbers in one of my teams. The class was set up with 8 teams of 6-7 members. At mid-semester one of the groups has dropped to only 3 members (other teams are all at their original #'s). Is it best to continue with this small team or add these people to other teams? If added to other teams, how would team grading and peer evaluation be handled?
Thanks for any thoughts.
Bob Brekken
 
 
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Central Lakes College
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