OK, so maybe hawthorne effect was what you wanted. But.... Alternate: the mayfly effect? Hatch, fly, mate, lay eggs and die all in one night?
:) Cheers, Jay "Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > I seem to recall that the education literature and/or folklore states > that introducing any novelty in teaching technique usually results in a > temporary increase in grades and satisfaction, which then disappears > again. Is there an accepted name for this? > > -Robert Dawson > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= -- Jay Warner Principal Scientist Warner Consulting, Inc. 4444 North Green Bay Road Racine, WI 53404-1216 USA Ph: (262) 634-9100 FAX: (262) 681-1133 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.a2q.com The A2Q Method (tm) -- What do you want to improve today? . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
