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Faulconer, Emily

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Publications 8-2022 Metrics in Group Work Emily Faulconer Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, faulcone@erau.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/publication  Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Methods Commons, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Scholarly Commons Citation Faulconer, E. (2022). Metrics in Group Work. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/2030 This Poster is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact commons@erau.edu. Teamwork! A Metric to Adjust Individual Scores on a Team ProjectCollaborative Learning, asynchronously onlineThe MetricEmily FaulconerMath, Science, & Technology Department Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityo Teamwork skills improve over time when taught & assessed o Student Concerns:- “free-riders” / “social loafers”- team conflictWhat students fear is not usually the hurdle- change in project/plan- managing other course deadlines- role allocation / leadership o Most students report a positive experienceo Peer assessment improves cooperation, engagement in the course, and experiencesWhat The Literature Says:  Use of TeamworkWhat the Literature Says: Evaluating Teamworko Formative and Summative o Self & Peer Evaluation of teamwork skills that instructor is less able to observe - Varied student attitudes o Instructor Evaluation of learning outcomeso Student support for adjusting individual grades- Fair - Individualized - Accurate (1) Britton, E. et al. (2017) https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2015.1116497(2) Iacob, C. & Faily, S. (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.110393(3) Shishavan, H. & Jalili, M. (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2020.100019Critical ThinkingTech LiteracyCommunicationCultural LiteracyEthicsInfo Literacy(1) Fellenz, M. (2006) https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562906286713(2) Frederick, T. (2008) https://doi.org/10.1177/1080569908325860(3) Shishavan, H. & Jalili, M. (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2020.100019(4) Simonson, S. (2019) https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/kinesiology_facpubs/178/(5) Zhang, B. & Ohland, M. (2009) https://doi.org/10.1080/08957340902984075Suggestions from Observations Clear instructions and focus at start, with emphasis on self, team, and peer evaluation as well as the need for leadership   Allow students to voice concerns. Address their concerns. Build team collaboration into the course Provide individualized feedback when applying metric1. Collect graded self- and team assessments. (Fillable form with team evaluation rubric – covers mostly collaborative learning skills, but also learning outcome mastery) 2. Input individual team member rubric values into spreadsheet. 3. Adjust individual grades accordingly, with feedback. Score modifier = Individual Average / Team AverageAnecdotal Observations:o Rating consistency across team o Tend to rate themselves lowerStudent grades “bumped” because they picked up the slackStudent grade reduced because of team evaluationNext Stepso Inter-rater reliability o Compare self- and team assessment of learning outcome mastery to instructor evaluation 

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