They also tell me they do better in all their other classes but mine. They tend to exaggerate, but superficial, passing acquaintance with the material is typical in some classes. On the plus side, I had a few students recently tell me they appreciated the depth of understanding I expect. They mentioned not ever being challenged in their other classes. Last semester I had (a few) students mad at me because I urged them to raise their level of study and become "super psych" students. The class this term seemed motivated and eager to meet the challenges together. And so it goes...
G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Apr 28, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Tim Shearon <[email protected]> wrote: > > Karl > Resistant? Were you going for understatement of the decade. :) > > Invariably when I "invite" students in after they have successfully failed > the first test (or the first two, or . . . ) they explain to me study habits > which pretty much equate to my own habits watching TV. I turn the TV on, > watch the program, then move on to the next or turn it off- that's pretty > much what they report doing with their books except I don't go to as many > parties! I had a student tell me the other day they didn't see why they > needed to study stuff we went over in class (all the while trying to explain > why my tests were tricky). Sigh. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, > once more. . .". Sorry- I'm teaching an extra class this term and not my > usual optimistic self. I fear I'm becoming the department curmudgeon lately! > :) (LATELY?!?! - shouted from the back of the room!) > Tim > _______________________________ > Timothy O. Shearon, PhD > Professor, Department of Psychology > The College of Idaho > Caldwell, ID 83605 > email: [email protected] > > teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and > systems > > "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker > ________________________________________ > From: Wuensch, Karl L [[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 3:40 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Student resistance to some ideas? > > I keep telling my students that they should spend two hours working on > the course outside of class for every one hour in class. They are highly > resistant to this idea. :-) > > Cheers, > > Karl L. Wuensch > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Clark [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 1:21 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Student resistance to some ideas? > > Hi > > In my culture and psych course, I spend some time on the idea that (at least > in modern times) overt discrimination tends to be observed mostly under > ambiguous situations (e.g., poking studies, ignoring evidence showing > innocence in mock trials, ...). Nonetheless, when I ask students on tests > whether discrimination in favor of white versus non-white applicants is more > likely when a. both have strong qualifications b. both have moderate > qualifications c. both have weak qualifications d. all of the above > > Students overwhelmingly choose d. all of the above, even when I occasionally > mention casually in class something very close to this scenario. > > Is there something wrong with the question? Do people have other examples > where students appear resistant to acceptance of some taught idea? > > Take care > Jim > > > James M. Clark > Professor & Chair of Psychology > [email protected] > Room 4L41A > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > Dept of Psychology, U of Winnipeg > 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB > R3B 0R4 CANADA > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b3534420e&n=T&l=tips&o=25246 > or send a blank email to > leave-25246-13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b35344...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbbb67b9b177a&n=T&l=tips&o=25268 > or send a blank email to > leave-25268-13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbbb67b9b1...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=25271 > or send a blank email to > leave-25271-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- 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=25272 or send a blank email to leave-25272-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
