Re: [tips] Cross-cultural/Multiple choice

2008-10-06 Thread Msylvester
- Original Message - From: Shearon, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 7:57 PM Subject: RE: [tips] Cross-cultural/Multiple choice Michael- You said: From my experiences,some American

[tips] OFF TOPIC

2008-10-06 Thread Msylvester
Now that pistol packing Mama Sarah Palin has raised an association between Obama and the founder of the Weatherman underground,my question pertains to the origin of the historical nomenclature. The name apparently has to do with a quotation re one does not need a weatherman to know what way the

RE: [tips] OFF TOPIC

2008-10-06 Thread Rick Froman
According to Wikipedia, They took their name from the lyric You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, from the Bob Dylanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan song Subterranean Homesick Blueshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subterranean_Homesick_Blues. Although the neutrality

RE: [tips] OFF TOPIC

2008-10-06 Thread Bourgeois, Dr. Martin
... is from the second verse of the bob dylan song 'subterranean homesick blues': Maggie comes fleet foot Face full of black soot Talkin' that the heat put Plants in the bed but The phone's tapped anyway Maggie says that many say They must bust in early May Orders from the D. A. Look out kid

Re: [tips] OFF TOPIC

2008-10-06 Thread Msylvester
Thanks Rick and Martin. Michael - Original Message - From: Bourgeois, Dr. Martin To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 3:42 PM Subject: RE: [tips] OFF TOPIC ... is from the second verse of the bob dylan song 'subterranean

RE: [tips] Cross-cultural/Multiple choice

2008-10-06 Thread Joan Warmbold
I might have come to this discussion too late to be of assistance. But, for what it is worth, my students from abroad have consistently stated that MC tests are not used in their school systems. They also tell me that MC tests are referred to as American tests. Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you

RE: [tips] Cross-cultural/Multiple choice

2008-10-06 Thread Gerald Peterson
I have found strong positive associations between the multiple choice tests I develop and short essay homework assignments. Those who can't answer real multiple choice (NOT just regurgitation type) questions also do not know the material well enough for essays. Just asking for recognition of

Re: [tips] Cross-cultural/Multiple choice

2008-10-06 Thread David Campbell
Like Gary, my good students perform well with either testing format and the same is true of my weak students. But when I check the actual correlation between MC and essay scores, the resulting values are usually between .4 and .6 -- a modest association that could be attributed either to

[tips] Leno on positive psychology

2008-10-06 Thread christo
Positive psychology made Jay Leno's monologue last night. He said that professors in a lot of colleges are now giving courses in positive psychology, in which they teach students to be happy. And they stay happy, until they graduate, at which point they discover that employers don't consider

RE: [tips] Do animals get embarrassed?

2008-10-06 Thread Wuensch, Karl L
Why is that creepy human watching me while a pinch a loaf? Is he a scatophile or what? I feel very uncomfortable being around this dwork. Then he scoops it up and who knows what he does with it. Cheers, Dog pinching a loaf. -Original Message- From: Michael Britt

[tips] Why do dogs

2008-10-06 Thread Msylvester
take a piss on poles? The ethologists would probably say that this has something to do with marking a territory. But could this be a fixed action pattern of striking a leggy comfortable pose? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Flprida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill

Re: [tips] Eating Rats

2008-10-06 Thread Msylvester
- Original Message - From: Wuensch, Karl L [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:02 AM Subject: [tips] Eating Rats Don't waste the fuel taking them to the zoo, prepare them at home:

RE: [tips] The dreaded 3 posts limit - VOTES?

2008-10-06 Thread Wuensch, Karl L
Three works for me. If you really are compelled to post that fourth time, you should be able to figure out how to do it. Cheers, Karl W. -Original Message- From: Shearon, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:59 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences