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INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN TIPS: Group Work

Evaluate Individual Members of a Group - Grading

Student concerns that group work will lower their individual grade can be partially assuaged through providing a grade for individual participation in the group.
[ID Tip: "check in" with students by having them do a non-evaluative, anonymous assessment of their groups half-way through the quarter, using Blackboard's Survey function. Address problem areas in class, opening up discussion, providing guidance]

Peer-evaluation - Who contributed what?
  • Include a self-evaluation section
  • Have peer evaluations sent directly to the instructor
  • Link directly to pre-determined and explicit criteria, linked to grading criteria [sample peer evaluation]
  • Tip - Have students assign Bonus Bucks. Have each student take the role of supervisor. Out of the $2000 bonus top management has assigned to reward the group's excellent work - have each student assign a portion to each group participant.

 
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