I actually have students give each team member a participation score of 0-100%. A student's grade is the score on the project multiplied by his/her average participation score. I have them comment briefly on the rationale for their score. Most of the time scores are very consistent. If someone is way out of line, in the rating, I adjust. This doesn't happen very often, though.
-----Original Message----- From: Don Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:01 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: credit where credit is due Hi Patrick- In my research methods course students assign themselves to groups of 2 to 4 people. To encourage equal participation among group members I advise everyone at the begining of the semester that they will be asked, at the final exam, to list every member's percentage of effort toward their common project. Students are told that this information is NOT confidential and may be used to adjust the grades of students who attempted to "hitchhike". Students are reminded of this policy throughout the semester and they are encouraged to ask one another if they are pulling their fair share of the load. Most of the time the groups report equal contributions, but when it appears that one group member has significantly under-contributed I reduce his or her grade. So far this has worked well and I get few complaints about underperforming group members. However, I think that the most important part of this strategy is prophylaxis i.e. encouraging students to talk openly with one another about how fully they have contributed. Hope that helps, -Don. On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Patrick O. Dolan wrote: > This time last semester I received help from the list on grading group > presentations. I would like to work in a way for students to evaluate > the other members of their group. Last term a couple groups > complained that much of the work was done by a few people, or that > there was 1 person who did not go to group meetings or contribute > much. > > Can any of you suggest a way to get comments from each group member > regarding the contribution from others? > > Thanks kindly > Patrick > > ********************** > Patrick O. Dolan > Department of Psychology > Drew University > Madison, NJ 07940 > 973-408-3558 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************** > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************** Don Allen email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Psychology voice: (604)-323-5871 Langara College fax: (604)-323-5555 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V5Y 2Z6 ******************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
