I recognized the careful wording on John's part (see below.) My
wording, I hope, was equally careful. The people who pay the paycheck
are mostly demanding good teaching as more or less operationally defined
by "SETS", ipso facto that is good teaching; which is defined to imply
good learning outcomes. So the reward structure that is in place seems
to demand . . .
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| Of John M Clement
| Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:17 AM
| To: Forum for Physics Educators
| Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Pedagogy & development
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| But I did not say good teaching, but rather good learning.
| SETS do not evaluate good learning, only consumer
| satisfaction. I would agree that by definition
| showpersonship is good teaching at many institutions. And it
| does attract students to take courses like British
| literature. It is not clear that it even attracts students
| to physics. It may attract students to specific sections.
| Students have a huge gag reflex with respect to physics.
|
| John M. Clement
| Houston, TX
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