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Mark Sedlock
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I really think "study buddies" the best way
to help students to succeed. I usually ask
a successful student to do this, and then
introduce both to each other before or after
class,and suggest
directions.
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The first test given a class by a teacher is "critical". The students will evaluate the teacher according to it, and it will establish the student's sense of "their accountability". Students will also adjust their future study time and habits as a result of it. Factors and questions involved include: -Does the test adequately reflect the core course content according to the syllabus? -Does it comprehensively cover the matter taught, --but not with unnecessary detail? -Is the test constructed to aim at the median level of capability of the students in the class? -Does the student actually learn while taking… >>>
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I tend to agree with you. A mix is probably
better. Heavy use of powerpoint can easily
become a crutch for a teacher, and tend to reduce his own careful research of core ideas
and their best presentation.
Mark S.
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I do the same thing, i.e., pair up a student
who is struggling with an "A" student. I have
found the "A" students are quite willing to do
this, and that this is the most successful
was of helping a student improve. It's even
more productive than a tutor, or a study group.
Mark Sedlock
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I think both are complementary and "necessary now". Hard copy is baseline. Electronic copy is a "boon" to students, allowing them daily access to, and an "overall view" of their performance. The "overall view" is an "eye-opener" for some. However, some students have poor computer skills and do not easliy access electronic markbooks, so I carry an up-dated, class copy of the electronic marks with me so I can immediatley furnish them to students, if they ask.
Mark Sedlock
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Although my college library offers both
"subject study groups with a teacher" and
tutors, I find that pairing a struggling student
up with a successful student in that same class
works very well.
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My feeling is that varying overhead transparencies with powerpont breaks the
monotony and adds to presentation.
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I usually require cell phones to be completely
"out of sight", - in pocket, bandbag, or
bookbag.
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