Re: [Phys-l] Reading Questions / Memos

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@saintmarys.edu>]

When I assign reading, I ask the students to write an outline for a  
small amount of extra credit.  Then I just check to see that that  
outline looks reasonable...its quick.

joe

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

On Sep 9, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Paul Lulai wrote:

> " I'm glad you've found out what "reading memos' can do -- they're
> great!"
>
> I teach h.s. physics.  I am curious about how folks use reading
> questions or reading memos.  I've read that some college courses use
> them.  I can't imagine that anyone has the time to review 1-4 reading
> questions from each student in their course(s).
> - do students email their questions, put them on note-cards, other?
> - do you simply draw a few at random to see what the recurring themes
> are?
> - how do you give points to students for completing the questions?
>
> Thanks for any insight into your methods.
>
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