Dear Tipsters, With regard to the anecdote at the end of Bernstein's list (the two students with identical answers who "studied together"), I had occasion a couple of years ago to call THREE students into the office because their answers to short answer questions were extremely similar and, in parts, identical. (They were mostly wrong as well.)
That was also their explanation: "We studied together." When I challenged them to explain how studying together (which I agreed was generally an acceptable, even good, strategy) meant that they had ended up choosing the same questions when there was quite a bit of choice and then giving answers that had very similar if not identical wording (and spacing!), they insisted that it was all because they knew the same stuff in the same way. Sincerely, Stuart McKelvie ______________________________ "Recti Cultus Pectora Roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), QC J1M 1Z7, Canada. (819)822-9600X2402 "Floreat Labore" ______________________________ --- 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=38201 or send a blank email to leave-38201-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
