tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8474899630561728525..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Because yelling "You are NOT stupid, but you're NOT really trying!" while they cry has yet to work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14322903275661984542015-01-19T12:37:33.463-05:002015-01-19T12:37:33.463-05:00I also allowed them cheat-sheets (index cards) but...I also allowed them cheat-sheets (index cards) but I found that although the best students used it wisely, most were incapable of correctly identifying important equations; they would waste space with irrelevancies<br /><br />In my classes, I've had better luck giving them an equation sheet early, and telling them to use it for ALL their problem sets. This gives them training and experience,Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28718407418793928882015-01-18T09:12:32.984-05:002015-01-18T09:12:32.984-05:00Clara from Cleveland sends in this link.Clara from Cleveland <a href="http://www.apa.org/research/action/stereotype.aspx" rel="nofollow">sends in this link.</a>College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59242611587717899912015-01-18T05:47:21.013-05:002015-01-18T05:47:21.013-05:00Pffffftttthhhttt!!! Pffffftttthhhttt!!! Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57347564114241874252015-01-18T01:11:00.644-05:002015-01-18T01:11:00.644-05:00This is not really my area, but it seems like your...This is not really my area, but it seems like your exams might actually be "ecologically valid"--in the sense that the students who fail the exams might also not be able to do the math in critical situations in the real world. So you <i>do</i> want to weed them out by failing them.<br /><br />That said, though, here's a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-966885731133201992015-01-18T01:10:46.633-05:002015-01-18T01:10:46.633-05:00:-):-)Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55612075842435038482015-01-18T01:10:33.358-05:002015-01-18T01:10:33.358-05:00This comment has been removed by Frod.<i>This comment has been removed by Frod.</i>Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19968387005014243282015-01-18T01:07:23.963-05:002015-01-18T01:07:23.963-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31600199438973170042015-01-17T20:26:32.325-05:002015-01-17T20:26:32.325-05:00Background: I teach mathematics; mostly calculus. ...Background: I teach mathematics; mostly calculus. I always warn my students (multiple times) that they should be able to do homework assignments with their notes and book closed; that is the only way they can be sure that they've internalized the material.<br /><br />I don't have data here either but some students have told me that this hint has helped them a great deal.<br /><br />I do Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2716526014188095952015-01-17T20:00:42.008-05:002015-01-17T20:00:42.008-05:00I allow my students (in a quantitative science cla...I allow my students (in a quantitative science class for non-majors) to write cheat sheets, too. I collect them to check that the students wrote their own (one of my requirements intended to make them think about the material while preparing the sheet). And the interesting thing is how reliably <i>what</i> kinds of things they write predicts their success.<br /><br />Students who try to assemble dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36645483130975972102015-01-17T18:36:43.255-05:002015-01-17T18:36:43.255-05:00I like "They're Not Dumb, They're Dif...I like "They're Not Dumb, They're Different," by Sheila Tobias. It is a whole book, but only 94 pages. Perhaps you might use excerpts?<br />Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59156952029722277992015-01-17T18:16:44.318-05:002015-01-17T18:16:44.318-05:00We encounter this with writing anxiety in students...We encounter this with writing anxiety in students. In my presence, they seem able to write; they go away and nothing, nada, zip. They think I'm magical b/c they can only write when I tell them to. I'm OK with that. No, just kidding... I have no helpful articles, but I do wonder if the anxiety of the test also leads them to suddenly think they're unable to perform so if you name the The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4256666576102459422015-01-17T17:32:20.092-05:002015-01-17T17:32:20.092-05:00This is a video a reader sent in.This <a href="http://youtu.be/tjn6ZSU_zS0" rel="nofollow">is a video a reader sent in.</a>College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39539704246645064772015-01-17T17:31:29.882-05:002015-01-17T17:31:29.882-05:00This is a link a reader sent in.This<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-candy/201306/girls-and-math-study-combats-stereotype-threat" rel="nofollow"> is a link a reader sent in.</a>College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19077423536348663072015-01-17T15:55:44.577-05:002015-01-17T15:55:44.577-05:00can you tell them it's an exercise, and then a... can you tell them it's an exercise, and then actually use it as an exam? Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20124206652545391972015-01-17T15:08:37.483-05:002015-01-17T15:08:37.483-05:00I'm embarrassed to admit how much of a "c...I'm embarrassed to admit how much of a "cheat sheet" I allow for exams, but, gulp, [you're about to get the scent of charred wombat] I give them a xeroxed periodic table on which I've printed a handful of equations and/or constants or rules, and tell them they can make whatever other notes they want on it and use it for the exam. <br /><br />I still think you're on to Wombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19157744805686651262015-01-17T15:01:28.845-05:002015-01-17T15:01:28.845-05:00When they do their problem sets, do they have thei...When they do their problem sets, do they have their notes open? And, are the exams open note/open book or closed note, closed book?Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29227593287491160362015-01-17T13:53:34.905-05:002015-01-17T13:53:34.905-05:00I don't know of one, but I think giving it to ...I don't know of one, but I think giving it to them, if you can find one, is a great idea.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.com