I second Tom's approach. It's the one I use in my classes. The instructions can be found in my course folder in Google Drive <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tLgXo2cEoo0uUm_W3r3-rJOWnMHkjjLsW4-D8c4BBA0/edit?usp=sharing>. Look to the Peer Evaluation Final Instructions header toward the bottom. Seems the best approach is to keep grade ratios within a group. That way issues within one group, like the one discussed by Kristie, do not affect other groups' scores. Alex Jurkat INF 496/596 Gaming Reality Informatics University at Albany On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Brown Tom <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > For each student in a team I average all of the points they have received > and divide it by the largest average score for that group. So whoever got > the highest score for the group has a factor of 1 and others will receive > some lower value. I multiply the factor by the grade for the team > assignment. So at least one student gets 100% of the score for the team > assignment and others get less. If a student received zero for their > evaluations they would get zero of the team’s score. > > -Tom > > Tom Brown > Director, Part Time MBA & GDBA Programs > Segal Graduate School > Beedie School of Business > Simon Fraser University > Email: [log in to unmask] | Phone: (778) 782-3574 > > On Mar 19, 2016, at 7:47 AM, Campana, Kristie L <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm looking for some advice about how to address an issue with a peer > evaluation. In my course, we have 7 people per group. I use their peer > evaluations as a multiplier on the team-based component of their grade. > Specifically, I give them 600 points that they can distribute to their 6 > group members (they give themselves a 0, which is omitted from the > calculation). This way, if they want to give someone credit for being a > great team member, they have to take points away from at least one person > in the group. I then average these points to determine what their > multipliers will be. Here's a link to a blank version of the survey > (created for a group of 8 members) so that you can more easily understand > what I mean: > https://mnsumankatopsych.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_brTC64jV7hommgZ (feel > free to fill it out and click through, it won't hurt anything). > > The issue is that I have one student who has not come to class after the > first day. We've had multiple conversations about it, but it is clear at > this point she is not going to come to class, and won't drop the course. > However, as you can imagine, this has caused a problem with the multiplier. > Her group mates have reasonably given her a zero on her peer evaluation, > which means they have an extra 100 points to distribute to other members, > which results in some people getting 125% on their team grade. This is > clearly not in the spirit of the evaluation, and gives members of this > group a huge advantage in their grade compared to other students in the > course. > > I would love to just eliminate her from the evaluation, but I think I need > to get student ratings on her just in case she files a grade appeal. > However, I am thinking that maybe I will just have them rate her > separately, so that they can give her a zero without ending up with a bunch > of extra points to distribute to other group members. Anyone ever run into > this problem? What did you do? > > Kristie Campana > [log in to unmask] > Minnesota State University, Mankato > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click here. > <https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1> > Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on > the UBC IT website. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click here. > <https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1> > > Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on > the UBC IT website. > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click the following link: https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1 Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website.