Rating scales for Peer Evaluation and TA Evaluations of class participation The first five ratings serve to provide feedback. Only the sixth rating (overall evaluation) from the end-of-course submission contributes toward the course grade.     Close This Window 1. Attending class (primarily labs and group meetings) Attendance rating   Missed 3 or more group meetings and/or missed large portions of group meetings due to late arrival, early departure, absent during, etc. * 1 - Not adequate   Missed no more than 2 group meetings and/or missed substantial portions of group meetings due to late arrival, early departure, etc. * 2 - Adequate   Missed only 1 group meeting and/or came late / left early / absent during more than twice * 3 - Fully satisfactory   Attended all group meetings; missed small parts of some meetings due to late arrival, early departure, etc.* 4 - Excellent   Attended all parts of all group meetings (or missed at most two meetings with compelling reasons and advance notice) 5 - Outstanding   * (without a compelling reason and advance notice to facilitator or TA)       Close This Window 2. Preparing for group meetings (reading of textbook, case study article, and supplementary materials; attempting to answer the Case Study questions each week prior to class) Preparation rating   Came to 3 or more group meetings without having read the material and thought about the case study questions 1 - Not adequate   Came to no more than 2 group meetings without having read the material and thought about the case study questions 2 - Adequate   Came to no more than 1 group meeting without having read the material and thought about the case study questions 3 - Fully satisfactory   Came to all group meetings having read all required material and completed the Case Study 4 - Excellent   Same as "Excellent" but also regularly read additional scholarly or scientific material relevant to the topic 5 - Outstanding     Close This Window 3. Participating in group discussions Participation rating   Barely contributes to group discussions, knowledge, awareness, and understanding. 1 - Not adequate   Makes occasional contributions or largely superficial ones 2 - Adequate   Makes relevant contributions regularly (at least twice during each module) 3 - Fully satisfactory   Makes relevant contributions at least twice during each module and does not dominate the discussion to the exclusion of others; contributions generally add something to the group's knowledge, understanding, insight, or awareness 4 - Excellent   Makes thoughtful or insightful contributions for each module, respected by others for her/his contributions, and does not dominate the discussion to the exclusion of others 5 - Outstanding     Close This Window 4. Facilitating (including prior preparation) group discussion Facilitating rating   Did not prepare for role as a facilitator or was absent / seriously late without a sufficiently compelling reason and advance notice 1 - Not adequate   Read over the Case Study but did not work the questions; came on time 2 - Adequate   Read over the Case Study and textbook chapter, worked through the Case Study, facilitated the discussion helpfully 3 - Fully satisfactory   Read the textbook chapter, worked through the Case Study, met with (possibly by telephone) the TA to go over the Case Study, capably facilitated the discussion 4 - Excellent   Thoroughly prepared (as above), involved all students in the discussion, managed the areas of discussion and time so that there was time to complete the Case Study without having to race through parts (a good balance between thoughtful consideration of the concepts, including relevant and interesting asides, on the one hand, and staying focused on the topic and managing time well on the other) 5 - Outstanding     Close This Window 5. Supporting the other members of the group by listening to and valuing the opinions of others Supporting rating   Adversely affects group learning due to hostile or negative remarks, lack of respect for contributions from others 1 - Not adequate   Generally pays attention when other group members are speaking, tolerates ideas and contributions that differ from her/his own perspective 2 – Adequate   Regularly pays attention when others are speaking, respects the ideas and contributions of others 3 - Fully satisfactory   Regularly supportive of other group members by listening with an open mind, being patient, encouraging other students to express their ideas, helping other students to understand difficult concepts 4 - Excellent   Always listens attentively to contributions of other group members; fully and consistently supports and assists group members, and encourages their contributions 5 - Outstanding     Close This Window 6. Overall evaluation of how much this person has contributed to the group and to your learning (this rating influences the course grade) Overall rating   Has not contributed at all to the group or even assisted individual group members. 0% - No contribution   Has made some but minimal contributions to group discussions or assisting individual group members. 25% - Minimal contributions   Has made occasional good contributions or frequent, but superficial, ones. 50% - Inadequate contributions   Has contributed her/his share or nearly so, in all or almost all respects. 75% - Adequate contributions   Has made good quality contributions regularly, often helping the group to reach the correct answer, is a good facilitator, explains concepts well. 90% - Very good contributions   Regularly makes excellent contributions to discussions, is a very good facilitator, explains concepts well, provides patient assistance to individual group members. 100% - Excellent contributions   Contributes fully and often beyond what would be expected; is an excellent facilitator. 110% - Above and beyond   Is a leader in helping the group and individual members to understand the course material fully and reach true consensus answers. 120% - Outstanding contributor         8/31/2003vs, 9/8/2007