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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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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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