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Re: [Phys-l] Feynman's messenger lectures now available



I hope that those of us who like to slam the 'FCI gain' idea will actually take the test and see what it is measuring. It isn't perfect - but there doesn't seem to be a better measure out there.
And the Concepts ARE tested quite validly.

Yes Feynman's lectures DO have a significant 'Chinese Meal Effect'. It's easy to skip over the 'waffle words' that sometimes (over)simplify the topic at hand. But they do a good job of inspiring further learning.


At 10:28 AM -0400 5/19/10, Philip Keller wrote:
The implicit definition here is that "learning"="gain on FCI" and thus that is how the effectiveness of all teaching must be judged. This is surely debatable.