TBL Users:
We (Drake U. Pharmacy) began using TBL last year in one of our
major courses (Therapeutics, a 3-semester course, 110 students) - this
year is our 2nd year. Grades this Spring semester were quite
high - 91% average (85 A final course grades). This spring
semester included 4 exams (70% of course grade), 9 IRATs (10% of
course grade), 9 GRATs (15% of course grade), and 2 peer evaluations
(5% of course grade). Many students received an A or B that
actually had exam and IRAT averages each less than the final grade
(ie, exam and IRAT av. 75% but B grade or even 77% each av. and A
final grade) - the high GRAT and peer evals pushed up final averages,
perhaps too much. My questions: how much should group
work/peer evals factor into final grades, and have others had a
similar experience (ie, where individual, group, and final course
grades do not seem to correlate)?
Many Thanks
Ed Bell
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Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
Professor of Clinical Sciences
Drake University College of Pharmacy
Des Moines, IA
515-271-1841