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Group Evaluations that Support and Clarify Professional Practices and Soft Skills for Students

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 APPENDIX 1 This example of a peer rating rubric of group work is adapted from Felder & Brent (2010).      TABLE 1      Excerpt from a Peer Rating Rubric for Team Projects Your Name Other Student #1 Other Student #2 Other Student #3 Other Student #4 Team:  Names:     Contributing to the teams 5 5 5 5 5 -Does more or higher quality work than expected. -Makes important contributions that improve the team's work. -Helps teammates who are having difficulty completing their work.   4 4 4 4 4       Demonstrates some of the behaviors  described in Level 5 & 3 3 3 3 3 3 -Completes a fair share of the team's work with acceptable quality. -Keeps commitments and completes assignments on time. -Helps teammates who are having difficulty when it is easy or important. 2 2 2 2 2    Demonstrates some of the behaviors  described in Level 3 and 1 1 1 1 1 1 -Does not do a fair share of the team's work. Delivers sloppy or incomplete work. -Misses deadlines. Is late, unprepared, or absent for teem meetings. -Does not assist teammates. Quits if the work becomes difficult.               Interacting with Teammates: 5 5 5 5 5 -".   APPENDIX 2 This example of a peer rating rubric of a grading checklist is adapted from Felder & Brent (2010).   TABLE 2        Grading Checklist for a Written Report Student ________________________________  Project Phase ___________________________ Date:___________________ Evaluator:____________________________     Max. Score Comments TECHNICAL CONTENT (60%)       Abstract clearly identifies purpose and summarizes principle content 10     Introduction demonstrates thorough knowledge of relevant background and prior work 15     Analysis and discussion demonstrate good subject mastery 30     Summary and  conclusions appropriate and complete   5     ORGANIZATION (10%)       Distinct introduction, body, conclusions 5     Content clearly and logically organized, good transitions   5     PRESENTATION (20%)       Correct spelling, grammar, and syntax 10     Clear and easy to read 10     QUALITY OF LAYOUT AND GRAPHICS (10%) 10     TOTAL SCORE 100        

 

 



[1] At Level 4 of the university English Foundations program, students are required to do a group project, which only include one individual evaluation (at time of the group's oral presentation about the project to the classroom) and one group grade for the written project itself.  A similar project is performed currently  in the Post-Foundation English programs.  However, until the post-diploma levels at our technical colleges, students are not often and regularly evaluated ( i.e. given continuous assessment and feedback on their group work performances) either individually nor as groups (as parts of teams or groups) when assigned team or group projects. 

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