Jim,

With only one team, what is the team's motivation to do well on the tRAT?
Will the team members really put forth their best efforts when they know
that everyone in the class will have the same score for the tRAT portion of
the grade?

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David Raeker-Jordan





On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Sibley, James Edward <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

>   Hi David
>
>  We did a graduate research methods course….we expected 10 and got 3
>
>  One team of 3….It worked…teacher basically play devils advocate after
> every Application Activity….the RAP's work really well…
>
>  I think the iRAT and tRAT have great value in this setting….maybe even
> more than in settings where more teams means better application activities
>
>  iRAT….all about individual accountability…we still want that….so I would
> use them
>
>  tRAT….peer teaching, negotiating, use of language (putting my thoughts
> into words), peer accountability….we still want that…so I would use them
>
>  jim
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>   From: David Raeker-Jordan <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: David Raeker-Jordan <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 12:35 PM
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: TBL in a Small, Small Class
>
>    I have used TBL in small classes for a couple of years, but this
> semester I have a class that will probably have only 7 students. I know
> that I should have 5-7 students in a team, but will TBL work with one team
> of 7 students? For those of you who have taught a class this small, what
> adjustments did you make to TBL? For example, with only one team, is there
> any value in having both the iRAT and the tRAT?
>
>  Thanks.
>
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>  David Raeker-Jordan
> Legal Methods Professor
> Widener University School of Law
> Harrisburg, PA
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