thanks so much for the tips!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Melissa S. Terlecki Assistant Professor of Psychology Cabrini College [EMAIL PROTECTED] 610.902.8358 FAX 610.902.8285 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gaft, Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, July 4, 2008 10:45 pm Subject: RE: [tips] textbook activities > I give a formative assessment at the start of each class the > average of the correct answers are added t the test score. (Max > 10. Typically 6) > I also give an extra 5 for notes or vocab cards. > I arrange the class i teacher selected groups of 4 and have them > do the assessment. > The scantrons that I use are also the attendance records (I keep > them). Late arrivals and early departures may not accrue extra > credit for that day. > Works well. > By the 3rd session everyone attends and on time. > Mavelous. > Extra credit is the "mothers-milk" of college students. > > I love it. Been doing it for 15 years. I work inb a community > college and I can use the Bernstein textbook. > I use the difficult questions for the assessment-they take them > home snd use them for study. On tests, where they have to work > alone I use the easy questions. > Students will do what you really expect of them! > I expect adult behavior and I get it. > Some love me-some hate me-few in between- but we , the students > and I- get the job done. > I must average 3 students a semester that switch their majors to > psy. I get 3-4 requests for letters of rec when they apply to > universities.The secret is to submerge your ego in service of the > students.0 > Best wishes. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melissa Terlecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu 7/3/2008 3:46 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] textbook activities > > Dear Tipsters, > I am looking for good suggestions to get students to read their > Intro. to Psych. textbook by incorporating textbook activities > (although the books I've used don't have end of chapter questions, > etc.). Any good ideas for homework or activities to get them to > read/to make sure they read? (aside from incorporating exam questions) > Thanks! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dr. Melissa S. Terlecki > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Cabrini College > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 610.902.8358 FAX 610.902.8285 > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
