Chronology Current Month Current Thread Current Date
[Year List] [Month List (current year)] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Prev] [Date Next]

Re: [Phys-l] Inquiry

I think I already posted this soon after I taught the class: Instead of soon after the beginning the class, but the last week! I asked about their reading. They all said my lectures gave them all they needed to do well. This was the class with only about 10 students and all elected to take it. All A's one B. The other three, 30+ all required, almost no A's

The second paragraph below is what I'll do if given the chance.

bc



On 2009, Feb 27, , at 04:56, Philip Keller wrote:

I still think students are rational - they do what they need to do. Depending on how we design our classes, they may not need to read. I think that it is a weakness of my own honors and AP physics classes that I feel that I should explain everything (by lecture, demo, applet, simulation...). So students tell me that they don't need to read the book because they learned it in class.

But then every once in a while, I take a closer look at the books. They are really extraordinarily good. So now I am making a point of choosing small sections from the book and saying to my students: you are responsible for this, I am testing on it and I am NOT covering this in class. I think this is an important part of their preparation for college.

cut