Nancy wrote:
This hasn't changed and it is simply more unwarranted fear that somehow standards are slipping. They were never as high as we imagined them to be. ------- That's an interesting empirical question. It would be great if someone could collect old and new syllabi, exams, etc. from, say, Psych. 101, Research Methods, etc., from senior faculty members of several universities and carry out a content analysis to determine the extent to which standards may have changed or remained the same. As I have taught for over 20 years and have kept many of these materials, my impression -without it being a systematic analysis- is that standards have, in fact, declined somewhat. Then, again, that's based on an N = 1 and it is largely subjective. Miguel They were never as high as we imagined them to be. ------- That's an interesting empirical question. It would be great if someone could collect old and new syllabi, exams, etc. from, say, Psych. 101, Research Methods, etc., from senior faculty members of several universities and carry out a content analysis to determine the extent to which standards may have changed or remained the same. As I have taught for over 20 years and have kept many of these materials, my impression -without it being a systematic analysis- is that standards have, in fact, declined somewhat. Then, again, that's based on an N = 1 and it is largely subjective. Miguel --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6653 or send a blank email to leave-6653-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
