I like the strategy of giving them 5 minutes after half the teams are done.

We have the students go up to the board and write their GRAT score on the whiteboard. That is another strategy for determining when half the students are done.

Ruth

From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dean Parmelee
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 3:06 PM
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Subject: Re: timing IRAT and TRATs

We use flag poles.  When a team has finished the GRAT or tRAT

then they put their flag in.  When half the team flags are up, then

there are only 5 min remaining.  This is something you can get 

the class to vote on early in the course - they appreciate the buy-in 

and setting some time limits.  We do have a time limit on the IRAT

to make sure everyone is there on time.  Prompt attendance is a

a must.  Dean

Dean Parmelee, M.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Boonshoft School of Medicine

Wright State University

Dayton, Ohio

http://www.med.wright.edu/aa/parmelee.html

On Jun 28, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Rosalind Warner wrote:

Hi,

I have been using TBL for about 3 years with considerable success in Political Science courses, so am fairly experienced.  I use the IFAT forms in multiple-choice RATs, and use individual, team and peer assessment.

Does anyone know what to do with the few minutes in between the IRAT and TRAT, when people are waiting for team members to complete the individual RAT?  Or when different teams complete the TRAT at different speeds, some just wing through it and other teams have to ponder longer.

I have up to now told the class that I do not rigidly time the IRATs or the TRATs, but give reminders to be aware of others and to try to complete in a timely manner, but there are always the same students who tend to take longer.

I have also handed out reading materials in preparation for future classes, or given them worksheets.  In the case of teams, they have ongoing projects to work on together.

The noise level tends to increase for the whole class during this 'dead time' and laptops tend to be opened, making it even harder for those who take longer to finish.

I am reluctant to rigidly time these as I want to avoid the time pressure constraints, but any ideas would be welcome.



Rosalind Warner

Okanagan College

Department of Political Science
1000 KLO Road
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 4X8