Tim, I divided my grading into 3 main areas and let the teams decided the weighting of the individual assignments. So I have Individual Performance, Teamwork and Comprehensive Assessment. There are 4 items including iRAT's under Individual Performance. I set the minimum of 50 points for any area but they have 280 points to share between the items. Their are 3 items under team Performance and they have 500 points to share between them (with a minimum of 100 for any item). The comprehensive assessment is comprised of the mid term, final and professor rating with a minimum of 50 points and 220 to share. It usually takes half of the first class day for them to agree on the grade weights. Tim Connors wrote: > Hello, all. > > For the past couple of years I have been using a modified form of TBL > in my theatre history class. So far, I have determined the grading > scale for the class rather than having the teams determine it > (currently: 70% individual; 20% team; 10% team maintenance). I think > I'm ready to try letting the teams set the scale (especially since > I've got a very small class this time - probably no more than 22-24). > > Is it beneficial for me to set minimums (e.g., at least 50% > individual, at least 10% team maintenance, etc.)? > > What kind of problems/issues might I expect to encounter? (It is > almost guaranteed that none of the students will have taken a TBL > course before this). > > Anything else I should be prepared for? > > Thanks. > > Tim > > > Timothy D. Connors > > Professor of Theatre > > Central Michigan University > > Office/Voice: 989-774-3815 > > Fax: 989-774-2498 > > -- Herb Coleman,Ph.D Dir. 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 to find, take back, and keep your righteous mind.” ---Professor Melvin Tolson from the motion picture "The Great Debaters" *************************************************