When I report iRAT scores I show the min, median, and max for that team. It would seem to give every student a decent sense of where they stand without violating privacy. - Bill Lane said: > I would caution any instructor who discloses iRAT scores in a way that > allows other students to know that individual student's score. An iRAT > score is just as much a part of a studentıs record as a midterm or final > score. An iRAT score is subject to FERPA. > > Lane > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lane J. Brunner, Ph.D., R.Ph. > Dean and Sam A. Lindsey Professor > Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy > The University of Texas at Tyler > 3900 University Blvd, ADM 358 > Tyler, TX 75799 > Tel: 903.566.7168 > [log in to unmask] > > > www.uttyler.edu/pharmacy > <applewebdata://D97ABE42-5537-4E18-BED2-B8E67B638777/www.uttyler.edu/pharma > cy/> > > > > > > > > > On 8/14/14, 3:07 PM, "Beth Schultz" <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > >FERPA laws do not apply to class work because it is not a part of the > >student record. We just had an information session regarding this issue > >with our university attorney yesterday. There was a case that went to > >the Supreme Court and a ruling was made regarding in class work. > > > >Dr. Beth Schultz > >Anderson University, SC > > > >Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Aug 14, 2014, at 4:02 PM, "Shawnalee A Whitney" > >><[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> Hello, folks. > >> > >> I know we're an international group and that questions about FERPA may > >>not be relevant to those outside the US, but I'm wondering how folks in > >>the US have dealt with FERPA questions, particularly pertaining to the > >>iRAT/tRAT process. I'm asking on behalf of colleagues who are new to TBL > >>and have raised this question. So I'll do my best to convey their > >>question/concern. > >> > >> As I understand it, the concern that's been raised is that students may > >>gain knowledge of other students' grades through the iRAT process. > >>Personally, I think of the iRAT/tRAT as somewhat akin to the kind of > >>collaborative work that might be involved in a lab. You might come in > >>with a problem you've already worked, etc., and then you might discover > >>through interaction with your lab partners that you had it wrong. In my > >>classes (I'm in Communication), I have the students take the iRAT and > >>then engage in collaborative discussion for the tRAT. My sense is that > >>this approach would not violate FERPA because 1) I'm not disclosing > >>their individual scores to other students and 2) they're not required to > >>disclose their scores either. This approach clearly wouldn't involve > >>other FERPA protections (like not disclosing grades to parents and that > >>sort of thing). > >> > >> I have reviewed a variety of online sources that address > >>interpretations of FERPA. This one > >>(http://www.naceweb.org/public/ferpa0808.htm) is fairly helpful, > >>particularly because it addresses the idea of collaborative work that > >>students might do with peers in a class. > >> > >> Is there a quick guide or perhaps an FAQ to the "intersection" between > >>FERPA and TBL? > >> > >> Thanks in advance for any insights you're able to share. > >> > >> All my best, > >> > >> Shawnalee A. Whitney > >> Associate Professor of Communication > >> Department of Journalism and Communication > >> University of Alaska Anchorage > >> [log in to unmask] > >> 907-786-4393 voice -- Bill Goffe Senior Lecturer Department of Economics Penn State University 304 Kern Building University Park, PA 16802 814-867-3299 [log in to unmask] http://cook.rfe.org/