We do know you, Jim - at least through TIPS - and know you'll go the nice-guy route. Beth Benoit From: Jim Matiya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:34 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] a little guidance needed....
For those of you who know me, it was an easy decision. I simply regraded the scan-tron by hand. I will talk to him at the next class, if he attends. But, gosh darn-it, these are "magical" moments!!! These are teachable moments!! TIPS is the best! Thanks to everyone, both online and offline. Jim Matiya <http://graphics.hotmail.com/i.p.emwink.gif> Florida Gulf Coast University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest Lecturettes John Wiley and Sons. Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to <http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/> http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/ High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers, Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at <http://www.teaching-point.net/> www.Teaching-Point.net > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [tips] a little guidance needed.... > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:18:45 -0500 > > Using a pen on a Scantron doesn't surprise me. I've had several over the > years...I ALWAYS tell them to be sure to use a No. 2, bring dozens of > pencils (and a pencil sharpener), yet there have still been some who somehow > used a pen. I never think of it as intentional. I don't believe it ever > was...just students wired about a test and not listening or thinking. > > The last one I had was actually surprised that a pen wouldn't work. > > I say, assume it was an honest mistake, but use it as a teaching moment, as > Amy Sweetman suggested, so you can talk to him one-on-one. You may end up > with a different impression of him, so it could be a win-win situation. If > he's still got an attitude, then so be it. You tried. > > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > New Hampshire > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:36 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] a little guidance needed.... > > My knee jerk reaction is to give him a zero, after all, that's what he is > daring you > to do. > > Then I figure, it's a lose=lose for you--you take the dare he he'll make > more > trouble than he is worth expending energy over; you don't take the dare and > he > thinks he got one over on you. So don't stoop to his level, just go over his > pen > marks with pencil and run it through the machine again, or hand score it. He > > may have gotten such a small one over on you that it's not worth the effort > for > you to worry about it. > > Annette > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:40:20 -0600 > >From: Jim Matiya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [tips] a little guidance needed.... > >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > > > > I need some guidance from the more experienced than > > I... > > > > Teaching is wonderful, you can learn new things > > everyday.... In all the years I have been teaching, > > which is like before dirt, I have never had this > > occur before. > > > > Yesterday, I had a boy (sorry, I am not being > > sexist), who filled out his scan-tron answer form > > with a pen. Guess what his score is? Yep, a zero. > > > > Sometimes he is not very nice, he has a rather > > "snotty" attitude when he comes to class. He likes > > to make comments under his breathe. > > > > So, oh mighty wise ones, what should I do? Do I hear > > a little snickering out there? > > > > > > > > Jim Matiya > > Florida Gulf Coast University > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in > > Action, Video Guest Lecturettes > > > > John Wiley and Sons. > > > > > > > > Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to > > > > http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/ > > > > High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology > > Graphic Organizers, > > > > Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at > > www.Teaching-Point.net > > > > > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:12:20 -0600 > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [tips] Candy on the table study? > > > > > > Mischel et al's marshmallow test? Science (1989) > > 244:933-937. > > > > > > Linda Walsh > > > University of Northern Iowa > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Michael Britt wrote: > > > > Does anyone remember the name of that study in > > which researchers put some > > > > kind of food (candy?) on a table next to a child > > and then told the child > > > > not to touch it while the researcher left the > > room? > > > > > > > > It's escaping me now. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > 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]) > > > --- > 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])
