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Nope. Objectives are almost never general. The current unit I am teaching has over 16 SPECIFIC objectives.
For example: SWBAT describe the Ekman spiral and detail its implications for ocean water circulation on a global and local scale including implications for climatology.
That is specific, the questions about it are also specific. That one objective translates into 5 proficiency level multiple choice questions, one proficiency level open ended and one master level open ended.
"Learning will be demonstrated by performance on multiple quizzes, tests, and exams that cover the basic issues in Psychology: methodology, neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, memory, thinking, language, intelligence, motivation and emotion, sexuality, gender and diversity, development, personality, stress and health, disorders, treatments, and social considerations."
So ... I guess you know how to write a specific question that tests knowledge of consciousness, right?
My graduate degree is not in psychology but rather is in the sciences. Maybe you should take a stab at it for the sake of your students?
But digging upon my own psych 101 memories from 20 some odd years ago.
SWBAT to demonstrate evidence of knowledge of consciousness both biologically/neurologically and from subjective experience, as a single objective. MC questions on the neurological framework for consciousness, open ended for something about explaining why proving consciousness is the so called "hard problem".
But turn about is fair play, and you could clearly use some practice. Want to write an objective on albedo and its interactions in negative feedback loops in climate modeling?
My graduate degree is not in psychology but rather is in the sciences. Maybe you should take a stab at it for the sake of your students?
But digging upon my own psych 101 memories from 20 some odd years ago.
SWBAT to demonstrate evidence of knowledge of consciousness both biologically/neurologically and from subjective experience as a single objective. MC questions on the neurological framework for consciousness, open ended for something about explaining why proving consciousness is the so called "hard problem".
But turn about is fair play, and you could clearly use some practice. Want to write an objective on albedo and its interactions in negative feedback loops in climate modeling?
You want this to be some kind of crazy competition.
I wrote specific questions on the general subject of consciousness. I did the same for all the other general objectives. There is no other way.
You want this to be some kind of crazy competition.
I wrote specific questions on the general subject of consciousness. I did the same for all the other general objectives. There is no other way.
Are you trying to be funny? You literally just quoted an example of a specific objective. I gave my own examples of specific objectives. I am beginning to suspect you have some Dunning-Kruger issues....
In all honesty, all I want is for students to have instructors who write exams that meaningfully assess how well students have mastered content that was taught with intention and logic. I am sad that is not happening in some schools.
BTW good teachers write the exams well before they step into the classroom to teach the material.
I just meant that I DON'T KNOW what I can do about them. Not that I don't care about them.
There are only about 3, out of 20. One girl isn't on the list because she didn't show up for the exam. She also has not done any homework, and has missed most classes.
At what point is she required to withdraw, due to attendance...or is she?
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2 guys got only 10 or 15 correct, out of 50, while most people got at least 30. Could it be that English is their second language? Or they didn't have time to study?
Have you observed a language barrier, to know if that is at play? Also, have any come to you to discuss time management issues or study skill needs? Perhaps you could offer resources to address these things. They're common issues that campus counselors see: time management and study skill issues, and test anxiety.
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Maybe some of them tried has hard as they could, but have very low intelligence and are not capable of college?
Is your program open enrollment?
Have you received notices from your institution''s office of disability education or equivalent, re: necessary accommidations?
And I have repeatedly explained why I had to curve the grades. And I explained that I told the person in charge of adjuncts, and he said it was ok.
I had no way of knowing the students' level of knowledge before the exam. Some of them talk a lot in class so I had some idea of how much they knew. Others never talk at all.
There are a number of methods instructors may use to gather data on knowledge prior to a midterm exam.
Assignments over the material as you go, periodic quizzes, class discussion, reflection papers, assigning students to present material for the class, etc. Are all ways one might get a reading on whether the students are retaining information or not leading up to the midterm, and how prepared they are.
There are a number of methods instructors may use to gather data on knowledge prior to a midterm exam.
Assignments over the material as you go, periodic quizzes, class discussion, reflection papers, assigning students to present material for the class, etc. Are all ways one might get a reading on whether the students are retaining information or not leading up to the midterm, and how prepared they are.
Are you trying to be funny? You literally just quoted an example of a specific objective. I gave my own examples of specific objectives. I am beginning to suspect you have some Dunning-Kruger issues....
In all honesty, all I want is for students to have instructors who write exams that meaningfully assess how well students have mastered content that was taught with intention and logic. I am sad that is not happening in some schools.
BTW good teachers write the exams well before they step into the classroom to teach the material.
One of the chapters in the text book is consciousness. You cannot write one exam question on the subject of consciousness. There are hundreds of potential questions you could write on that subject, or any of the others.
You don't have to be sad about me, I am doing fine.
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