Susan Polick

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Hi Christian- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree that the general education or soft skills are so important and also that mastering them needs to be integrated across curriculum. In other words we should have students speaking/presenting and also writing in every class. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Sara- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree, and think that if we just concentrate on putting ourselves into our students' places we will be aware of the importance of their learning environment. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Determining the effectiveness of testing formats

Hi Carrie- thanks for your post to the forum. I think we all review tests automatically when we have complaints from students, but there are times when students say nothing but we can see that the scores are overall very poor. As you point out we need to review our assessments regularly. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Determining the effectiveness of testing formats

Hi Mitchell- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree, we need to be able to assess the higher order skills like analysis and synthesization rather than just memorization. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using formative evaluation methods

Hi Adrienne- Thanks for your post to the forum. You are wise to review before moving on to new material! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Ann- Thanks for your post to the forum. Your approach to designing assessments is excellent. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using CATs as sources of instructor and student feedback

Hi Isabel - I'm glad to hear that the CATs are working for you! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Keeping focused during questioning sessions

HI Jane - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are like a symphony conductor, keeping everything in tune and in rhythmm! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Instruction approaches for kinesthetic learners

Hi Helen - thanks for those excellent suggestions on ideas for kinesthetic sociology students! B est wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Paul - thanks for your post to the forum. You are really on the right track with requiring students to support their answers. It's something that they will be constantly required to do in their careers. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan