Dear Tipsters, We tried a break then stopped. I think students who were away from home for the first time liked it, but ut pushed back the dates in December which most people did not like. So it back to the usual Thanksgiving weekend (Canadian, of course).
Also, if you are in a winter location, perhaps the Winter Reading Week makes more sense. Sincerely, Stuart ______________________________ "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. [email protected] (819)822-9600X2402 "Floreat Labore" ______________________________ From: Christopher Green [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 4:34 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Fall Reading / Study Week? Oh. I was satisfied with "Everyone likes a break now and then, and we already have one in the winter semester, so why not have one in the fall semester as well." Call me "unscientific." :-) Chris ..... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo ....................................... On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Jim Clark <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi Good question. Various rationales have been given for fall break. 1. Retention, especially perhaps for first year students struggling with university. So retention stats, performance on mid-terms, failures or withdrawals from courses, ... 2. If any such benefits, statistics on potential mediators, such as studying during the break, using university resources (e.g., study skills sessions, ...) 3. Stress and mental health, which would implicate use of mental health services, surveys of stress levels, ... Probably others one might imagine. Of course, universities aren't known for using evidence-based approaches to their practices, so I expect I'm not going to come up with much. Take care Jim Jim Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology University of Winnipeg 204-786-9757 Room 4L41 (4th Floor Lockhart) www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark<http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark> From: Christopher Green [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:35 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Fall Reading / Study Week? We have a fall reading week (though it is called "co-curricular days" for reasons no one has yet been able to discern, and is often a day or two short of a full week). What kind of empirical work do you want? What's the DV? Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo On Apr 28, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Jim Clark <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi I'm curious whether people have any experience with fall reading week, which is becoming more common in Canadian universities with the shift to half courses. I haven't been able to find any empirical work on it, admittedly with just a pretty quick search. Take care Jim Jim Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology University of Winnipeg 204-786-9757 Room 4L41 (4th Floor Lockhart) www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark<http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. 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