Hi Can I make a community request Send me all your approaches like this one....I love the variety and this is a VERY common question for new TBL practioners And I will collect and compile them into a white paper that can be shared with the community at the tbl website pleeeeease -- Jim Sibley Director Centre for Instructional Support Faculty of Applied Science University of British Columbia 2205-6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604.822.9241 Fax 604.822.7006 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca © Copyright 2010, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively "message") is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient (or recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the message. ³Change is inevitable, growth is optional² > From: Paula Monaghan-Nichols <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Paula Monaghan-Nichols <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:13:19 -0400 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Grading Application Exercises > > I am the Human Genetics course Director for the University of > Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Genetics is a 4 week course and we > have 6 TBLS. TBLs account for 40% of their final grade and here is > how we break up their TBL grade. We give 10% for IRAT, 10% for GRAT, > 5% for Peer evaluation and 15% for the application. The application > grade is automatic and students get it for just taking part and > completing the application. There is no formal grade and the only way > their 15% application grade can decrease is if they miss an > application exercise. We felt that the students would appreciate the > application exercise and learn more, if the stress of getting graded > was removed. The GRAT and IRAT are MCQs graded with bubble sheets and > IFAT sheets respectively. > > Best wishes > Paula Monaghan-Nichols > On Jun 17, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Jodi Delfosse wrote: > >> At the Medical College of Wisconsin, we are transitioning to TBL as >> the primary >> method of student engagement as we are at the same time integrating >> our >> basic and clinical sciences in the first two years. We've read >> what we can >> from a variety of sources, including searching this listserve, but >> are still not >> clear on whether institutions actually grade (or assign points) the >> application >> exercise