Hi All- I think that there's another aspect of the "blooper" issue that we need to consider. I think that "bloopers" are a good reminder that our clear thoughts and brilliant phrases get attacked by evil aliens as they are beamed to student ears & brains. This was brought home to me once again then semerster when one of my research Methods students came up to me after class and asked what the word "Fenciting" meant. I was rather taken aback and said that I knew of no such word & I knew that I had never used it in class. She pointed to her notes & said, "Sure you did. We were discussing Likert-type scales and you said that one consideration was whether to use an even or odd number of divisions. You said that the advantage of an even numbered scale was that it prevented 'fenciting' (fence sitting)." When I read student "bloopers" I am always made more aware that the correlation between the thoughts in my head and the notes made by my students is far from +1.00. So, I don't see these "bloopers" as a slight against students, but rather a reminder that the thoughts in my head have a long and hazardous journey ahead of them.
Damn those evil aliens! All the best, -Don ******************************************************************** Don Allen email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Psychology voice: (604)-323-5871 Langara College fax: (604)-323-5555 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V5Y 2Z6 ******************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
