The problem with this is that you are reinforcing non-participation of questions inside the classroom. It would be better to find a way to get them to participate verbally inside class rather than on paper.
Payam --- Cheri Budzynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found is that many students equate asking > questions to being stupid. Often they are afraid > that they are the only one who doesn't understand > something in the lecture. Since every teacher can be > unclear at some point, I have my students hand in > questions on a piece of paper at the end of each > class. They don't have to sign their name, so they > are willing to ask questions. What I have found is > that there are certain topics that a majority of the > students don't understand. If this happens, I will > take a brief moment out of the next class to address > those questions. I have also received great > questions from my students. This tells me that the > wheels are spinning, they just may be too shy to > admit it. > > Cheers, > > Cheri > ___________________________________ > > Cheri A. Budzynski, Ph. D. > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Heidelberg College > 310 E. Market Street > Tiffin, Ohio 44883 > Tel: (419) 893 1986 ext. 4005 > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
