Hi Larry Here go my answers to your questions. On 01/27/2012 02:18 PM, Larry Michaelsen wrote: > Based on my experience, what you describe is extremely rare (although > it does happen). If you've had it happen before (which it sounds like > it has), part of the problem might be some aspect of your TBL > implementation. Before I would offer a recommendation, I'd like to > know several things that might explain the outcome: > 1) How were the RATs conducted (iRAT in-class? Did you use IF-ATs? > What were the average iRAT and tRAT scores? What was the pattern of > scores within this specific team? How much did the iRAT and tRAT > scores "count"? iRATs were conducted out of class via the Internet (we use the Moodle platform, with time limit of 1hr). We use IF-ATs for tRATs. Average iRAT in this team was 12.8 and average tRAT was 15.8. The iRAT scores (scale 0-20) within this team (average of the best 4 of 5 iRATs) were 12.5, 13, 13.5, 12, 13.5, and 12.5. iRAT count 25% of the final "TBL score" for each student. The final grade for a student is 40% exam + 60% TBL. tRAT are counted together with applications for the final team score. > 2) What did other team members' reasons for giving her a lower grade? I've not asked. > 3) What was the pattern of scores within the team? 108, 94, 98, 122, 68, 110 > 4) How much did the peer evaluation affect the grade? The individual team score is the team score x peer evaluation / 100. > 5) Did members' final exam scores affect other team members? No. > > Larry > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 3:48 AM, J.Aires de Sousa > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear TBLers > > I'm using TBL in a large course of General Chemistry (1st year > undergraduate students of Engineering) with 450 students in > classes of ca 80 students. > > I have a problem with the peer evaluation in one team, and I'd > like to get suggestions before I make a decision. > > This is a team of 6 members in which one of the students > contributed mostly(apparently to me). This conclusion is confirmed > by the marks obtained in the final exams (she scored 4 points > above the other team members in a 0-20 scale). Peer evaluation was > performed before the scores of the final exams were known. > Students distributed the 100 points by the other team members and > submitted the evaluations directly to me. Only the final sums were > released. Probably due to conflicts within the team, this student > ended up with 98 points and two of the others got above 110. She > is complaining the evaluation was clearly unfair, and I'm inclined > to agree. > > I'm considering several options: > > - Do nothing > - Ask the team if everyone feels comfortable with the final sums > and, if not, repeat the evaluation > - Repeat the evaluation, this time openly > > I'm sure this should happen frequently in TBL. I had a similar > problem before, but more evident, with a rather small team (4 > members). At that time I "vetoed" the result and repeated the > evaluation. > > It would be great if someone could help. > > Thanks, > Joao > > -- > Joao Aires de Sousa > Departamento de Quimica, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, > Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal > Tel: (+351) 21 2948300 x 10907 > <tel:%28%2B351%29%2021%202948300%20%20x%2010907> Fax: (+351) 21 > 2948550 <tel:%28%2B351%29%2021%202948550> > Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > www: http://joao.airesdesousa.com > > > > > -- > ******************************* > Larry K. Michaelsen, Professor of Management > Dockery 400G, University of Central Missouri > Warrensburg, MO 64093 > 660/429-9873 voice/cell phone, 660/543-8465 fax > For info on: > Team-Based Learning (TBL) <www.teambasedlearning.org > <http://www.teambasedlearning.org>> > Integrative Business Experience (IBE) > <http://faculty.ucmo.edu/ibe/home.html> > ******************************* >