Hi all. I am using TBL for the first time this semester, in a graduate level quantitative research methods course. I discovered TBL about 3 weeks before the course began, so I did not have time to fully integrate all of the exciting TBL components into the course. One thing that my course is currently short on is graded team work. The only team work that “counts” toward a student’s course grade is the set of team readiness assurance tests, plus a small percentage for peer evaluation. I do have the teams engage in problem-solving exercises that seem to be going well (i.e. energy levels have been high, teams have worked very diligently, etc.), but the students are not graded on this work. I will be teaching a different course next semester and would like to incorporate more graded team work into that course. I’m not sure, though, what types of assignments I can/should give to the teams that would be appropriate for grading. The exercises I’ve had teams work on thus far (that are based on the 4-Ss of significant problem, same problem, specific choice, and simultaneous report) don’t really seem appropriate for grading, though maybe I’m wrong about that. Can anyone out there provide me with some guidance as to what types of team assignments are appropriate for grading, how many such assignments you utilize per semester, etc.? Thanks a lot, Mark Stevens Assistant Professor, School of Community & Regional Planning University of British Columbia 223-1933 West Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada http://www.scarp.ubc.ca/profiles/faculty/Mark%20Stevens