I think the individual RAT and the team RAT have to be treated differently.
If it's an absence due to university business (athletics and other
university sponsored events), I don't have a choice--I have to give a
make-up. Beyond that, as others have pointed out, there are other
legitimate reasons that students miss class and, in my opinion, should be
given the opportunity to make up the individual test.
With the team test, I've always wanted to create a situation similar to
what they will face in the workplace (and it's explained on the TBL website
in the Frequently Asked Questions). In recent years, I've had the class
determine a policy as part of the grade weight setting activity (also
explained on the web site). Without exception they say, "No credit on the
team test (or opportunity for individual make-up) unless: 1) the absence is
known in advance and, 2) the absence is "legitimate" -- as determined by
the team." The very nice result of having the students create the policy is
that I've never had a team OK an absence that I wouldn't have OKed on my
own and, because it's THEIR decision, I've never had anyone even raise an
issue about whether or not it is fair.

Larry


On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Donna Oglesby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Quick question from a newbie: If a student misses a RAP because of class
> absence, is it customary to give her the team score on the tRAT anyway?
> Obviously, she scores zero on the iRAT.
>
> Donna Oglesby
> Eckerd College
>



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