Having gone through several years of TBL, this is how I now handle missing a RAT: First of all, I assign 11 iRATs, but the lowest score is dropped. This allows folks with situations that arise to have some flexibility. It also allows them a chance to get used to the iRAT process without being overly penalized. When students have an excused absence (in our program this is often fieldtrips, but it can also be illness), then I simply remove that iRAT from the final calculation – so it would be 9 instead of 10 scores that I am counting at the end. They still have the chance to drop the lowest score. I always give each member of the team the same tRAT score. Jane Rongerude, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Community and Regional Planning Iowa State University 477 College of Design Ames, IA 50011 Phone: (515) 294-5289 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> From: Team-Based Learning <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of "Cropper, Jim" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "Cropper, Jim" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 6:07 AM To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Student missed a tRAT Hello all, I need some advice on how to handle grading when a student misses a tRAT. In my TBL class, grades are given for the iRAT, and each student is given the tRAT score. I had two students miss tRATs. One student missed the tRAT because she thought the class was an hour later. The other student missed the tRAT due to illness (verified). My initial decision was to give the tRAT score to the ill student and a 0 to the late student. We, the faculty, are discussing how to make a clear, fair policy for when a student misses the tRAT. There are several permutations of this scenario that could make it grayer than we would like. What is your opinion? Thank you, Jim James R. Cropper, PT, DPT, MS | Coordinator, PTA Program, Courseview Campus PTA/Health Sciences | Sinclair College | 5386 Courseview Dr. | Mason, OH 45040 Office: 937-512-5533 | Mobile: 937-241-2163 | Fax: 513-204-6945 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | Sinclair PTA Website<http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/divisions/HS/PTA/> | www.sinclair.edu [acintosh HD:Users:jeannette.owens:Desktop:sinclair-logo.gif]<http://www.sinclair.edu/> ________________________________ 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.