TEAM-BASED LEARNING The Adventure with RSS 3001

Assessment and Evaluation in Recreation, Sport and Tourism

The Students

• 50 students

• 3rd and 4th year students

• First introduction to team-based learning

• Randomly assigned to 10 groups of 5 students

• Comfortable with the traditional lecture approach

• Not enthusiastic about group work

The Course

• Text Book with required readings

• 17 Chapters

• 5 RATs (Readiness Assessment Tests)

• 5 in-class exercises

• Research proposal

• Pecha Kucha style presentation (20 seconds, timed,

have to create storyboard and practice)

• Final exam

Grade Assignment Grade Weights and Percentages Grade Weights: Within Area of Total 1. Individual Performance (minimum

= 10% - Individual Readiness Assurance Tests (0-50% - Final Exam (50 -100%)

_____ %* _____ %* 100%

____ %

2. Team Performance (minimum =10%) -Team Readiness Assurance Tests - Article Review - Survey Critique - Proposal Critique - Proposal - Proposal Presentation

25% 20% 15% 10% 20% 10% 100%

____ %

3. Team Contribution (Evaluated by Peers – minimum =10%)

100%

____ %

100%

Individual Student Score

Student A

Within Area of Total

Weight Actual Total Weight Total

Individual Performance

- Individual Readiness Assurance Test 50% 64.7% 32.3% 50%

- Final Exam 50% 70.0% 35.0%

Total 100% 67.3% 33.7%

Team Performance

- Team Readiness Assurance Test 25% 97% 24.3%

- Article Review 20% 85.0% 17.0%

- Survey Critique 15% 90.0% 13.5%

- Proposal Critique 10% 100.0% 10.0% 30%

- Proposal 20% 85.0% 17.0%

- Proposal Presentation 10% 90.0% 9.0%

Total 100% 90.8% 27.2%

Team Contribution

- Peer Evaluation

Total 100% 84.4% 84.4% 20% 16.9%

Total Mark 77.8%

Readiness Assurance Test Individual Score

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Score

test 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 0 2 0 4 4 48 80.0%

test 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 16 26.7%

test 3 4 4 0 0 3 0 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 2 41 68.3%

test 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 60 100.0%

test 5 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 29 48.3%

avg 64.7%

Team Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Score

test 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 60 100%

test 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 1 55 92%

test 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 58 97%

test 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 60 100%

test 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 58 97%

Avg 97%

Readiness Assessment Test Scores (RATs)

Cumulative scores for 4 RATs

Individual member scores: Team Team Gain over

Team # Low Average High Score Best Member

1 148 173 245 277 32

2 199 223 241 294 53

3 185 222 264 288 24

4 173 187 208 266 58

5 131 200 272 257 -15

6 133 190 245 277 32

7 136 173 208 264 56

8 149 182 197 275 78

9 192 205 232 291 59

10 140 171 193 247 54

Average 158.6 192.6 230.5 273.6 43.1

17 % higher than the best team member

Comparison to previous year

2011 2012 (RATs)

Final Exam Final Mark Final Exam Final Mark

75.5 77.9 78.6 75.0

Evaluation

• Questions answered individually

• What could the instructor do that would help most to improve the course?

• Ways in which members have helped your team to be successful and identify the member(s) who are particularly good at each so you can share your perceptions with the team.

• What could members of your team have done that would have helped to improve your team’s performance?

• Questions answered by group

• What could the instructor do that would help most to improve the course?

• What helping behaviours have been most important to the success of your team?

• What things could members of your team have done that would help most to improve your team’s performance?

Comments

• #1 – Improvements instructor could make

• Nothing. I enjoyed the course. Thought it was helpful. Participating and talking to class member helped us learn more.

• Liked the course – it was nice to do work inside class rather than outside.

• Thought everything went smoothly.

• Let class pick group member.

• Teach before the RATs

• Make the exam a RAT

• Take attendance rather than have us do it because I do not like to mark team member absent.

• Explain the assignments better before decisions are made about assigning grade values.

Comments

• #2 – Behaviours that helped the team

• People came prepared

• Preparation before the RATs helped to improve results of team testing.

• Discussing the answers before the final RAT decision helped a lot.

• We all showed up, we did the required readings, we all got along and respected each others’ opinions.

• We can get along really well and our meetings are filled with laughter.

• Overall group understanding of concepts was really good.

Comments

• # 3 – What team members could do to improve team performance

• Better attendance

• Read the material more

• Even more preparation before class

• More input from all group members

• Stand up for what you think

• Respect everyone’s opinions

What I learned

• It takes organization

• It takes great record keeping

• It takes trust in the students and faith in the process

• Make sure they understand the assignments before assigning the marking values

• Should start early in a program and be in all years

• Not suited for all courses