Re: [Phys-l] Federally mandated homework

["LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu>]

Please follow the link I provided if you doubt the Federal Regulation exists.

http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Advisory_Repeated_Courses-Credit_Hours

You can also Google the acronym NASAD for further information. I'm not quite sure what you don't believe. Mike's piece was his opinion. This refers to regulation.

Bob at PC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Rauber, Joel
> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:09 PM
> To: Forum for Physics Educators
> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Federally mandated homework
>
> I may be wrong but I don't believe a word of it.
>
> There exists a rule-of-thumb which I hear from many sources which suggests
> that 2-hours of work out-side of class (not necessarily assigned homework) is
> appropriate for every classroom hour.  Our student success office tells
> students this; but I wish they would just as loudly say that results will differ;
> some students in some classes need to spend 3 or 4 hours working on the
> material at home for every hour of class.  I know I did something closer to a
> 4:1 ratio for my introductory physics class.  (Of course, I wasn't going to settle
> for anything less than an A and I had an old-school professor; who was quite
> good I might add.)
>
> If one looks in the archives, you'll a couple good posts from Mike Edminston
> on the subject.
>
> Joel
>
>
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
> > bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of LaMontagne, Bob
> > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:11 PM
> > To: Forum for Physics Educators
> > Subject: [Phys-l] Federally mandated homework
> >
> > During our faculty senate meeting yesterday, the Academic Vice
> > President announced that he would be forming a committee to monitor
> > homework in classes. There appears to be a Federal regulation that is
> > being imposed that demands of any public or private college that
> > receives Federal funds that every class taught have 2 hours of
> > assigned homework for each class hour.
> >
> > Many of you probably already work to that rule - but it was a shocker
> > for us. Our department will have no problem complying because we use
> > electronic homework and monitor the students homework effort. We also
> > get estimates from the publisher as to how long each assigned problem
> > will take. But it still smacks of "Big Brother".
> >
> > http://nasad.arts-
> > accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Advisory_Repeated_Courses-Credit_Hours
> >
> > Bob at PC
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