Dear All, I absolutely agree with Jim. You don't want to grant individual appeals. Said another way--If you accept individual appeals then you remove individual's responsibility to try to influence their team and YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. One other point--If I accept a team's appeal, it also applies to the scores of individuals IN THAT TEAM. For example, if I accept a team appeal for C and a correct answer when I had keyed B as he correct answer then, FOR THAT TEAM anyone with either B OR C would get credit. Larry On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:55 PM, Sibley, James Edward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi > > We never…never…never…never…never…never…allow individual appeals > > We sometimes get unhappy individual students whose biggest compliant is > they got the question wrong….not that the question is flawed > > We push back on these individual appeals…saying if it is valid…you > should have no trouble convincing your teammates….we look forward to your > team appeal > > When we write a flawed question…and there are mass team appeals…we make > it right for individual and teams > > But stand your ground….it is better in the long term > > jim > > -- > *Jim Sibley * > > Director > Centre for Instructional Support > http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/ > > Faculty of Applied Science > University of British Columbia > 2205-6250 Applied Science Lane > Vancouver, BC Canada > V6T 1Z4 > Phone 604.822.9241 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > Check out my new book * Getting Started with Team-Based Learning* > available at Stylus Publishing > <https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/Books/SearchResults.aspx?str=getting+started+with+team-based+learning> > > > Check out TBL at *www.learntbl.ca <http://www.learntbl.ca>* > > > © Copyright 2014, 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 message. > > From: <Hughes>, Katie M <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: "Hughes, Katie M" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 8:39 AM > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Individual appeals > > It depends on what you biserials are for each question and answer when > you do the test analysis. If I had a bad question or my distractor was too > plausible, then I grant points for more than one answer. > > > > We use the Remark testing software which gives an awesomely detailed test > analysis. If I throw out a question or accept multiple answers this system > will rescore the tests quickly. I also then go through all of the T-RATs to > grant points back if needed. > > > > Respectfully, > Katie > > > > Katie Hughes MS, RN > Chair, Undergraduate Nursing Program > Assistant Professor > School of Nursing and Health Professions > > Marian University > > 45 S. National Avenue > > Fond du Lac, WI 54935 > > Phone: 920.923.8732 > > Fax: 920.923.8770 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Web: www.marianuniversity.edu > > > > *From:* Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *David Raeker-Jordan > *Sent:* Thursday, October 02, 2014 10:11 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Individual appeals > > > > I have had this happen before. If two options are equally plausible, then > I wrote a poor question for the RAP process. I would rescore all the iRATs > and award full credit for either option. > > > ------ > > > > David Raeker-Jordan > > Legal Methods Professor > Widener University School of Law > 3800 Vartan Way > P.O. Box 69380 > Harrisburg, PA 17106-9380 > 717.541.1996 > > [image: Inline image 1] > > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Andrew W Keitt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I know that appeals are only granted to teams, but I’m have some push back > on this policy and am having trouble justifying it. Let’s say there are two > answers and there is a good case to be made that they are equally > plausible—the team picks the “correct” answer, but the individual student, > although she has made a good argument for her choice, is out of luck. In a > big class it’s not feasible to entertain each individual appeal, but apart > from logistics I’m having a hard time justifying it. > > Does anyone have a suggestion for how to deal with this? > > Thanks! > > Andrew Keitt > > > -- ******************************* Larry K. 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