Each student within a study group is accountable for both individual assignments and a significant contribution to the study group's submissions. A student's grade for a course includes both a group and an individual component. A student demonstrates accountability by completing all assignments, by attending all classes in a given course and participating equally in group assignments. Students are also responsible for evaluating one another on level and quality of study group participation. This input is used to determine each individual's final course grade.
Students gain expertise and skill in evaluating group member performance throughout the program.
Generally in the beginning, student input on group member performance is extremely positive and subjective. By the end of the entire nursing program, the performance evaluations are more critical, objective and behaviorally focused. This skill of performance evaluation is a skill that can be transferred to the work environment in a management position. The success of this educational commitment is evident through many measures of outcome. The primary indicator of success is the feedback from employers of the program's graduates on their abilities to work in teams.