Hi This is a similar grade distribution to how we lay out most of our course… For the application activities…we have ungraded worksheets we collect…..that we only look at if the student want the bump from say a high B to an A….we tell students they won't be marked…but could be important We had very good results with the kind of grade distribution you are suggesting….. Good luck -- 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]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> Check out http://<http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/>www.teambasedlearning.org © Copyright 2012, 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 in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the meesage. From: "Anderson, Nadia [ARCH]" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: "Anderson, Nadia [ARCH]" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:21:41 +0000 To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Grade Weights Hi everyone, I am putting together the syllabus for my fall course on Urbanism Theory in which I will be using TBL for the second time. In breaking down which items fall into which grading category, I feel like I have many things in the "Individual Performance Category" and very little in the "Team Performance Category." Here is how it breaks down now: INDIVIDUAL: I-RATs (6 per semester) Blackboard Discussion (5 per semester on non-RAT weeks) Midterm Exam Final Analysis Presentation TEAM: T-RATs (6 per semester) This is a graduate level course in Architecture that requires a research component, which I use place of a final exam. In the past, I had teams do this but it required a lot of out of class work. Results were generally good but of course participation, meetings outside class, etc. were issues. This year I'm trying to follow TBL more closely by having the "analysis presentation" as an individual element. I'm concerned, however, that this moves everything except for T-RATs into individual performance. We will be doing some Application Exercises in class on which the students will work as teams but I'm not planning to grade these - they are designed to help set up the individual analysis work by showing how the reading ideas can be applied to actual urban design situations. Any suggestions? Thanks! Nadia Nadia M. Anderson Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture + Extension Specialist Iowa State University 515-294-0339 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>