Jerry Dallal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in sci.stat.edu:
>I *do*
>allow one sheet of notes (both sides) for each exam. They're
>cumulative. At any exam, students may bring the sheets for all
>previous exams plus a new one for the current exam.
>
>Students report learning as much if not more from preparing what
>they call "cheat sheets" (I refer to them as "reference notes") than
>from any other class activity.
This is very good to hear. I've always taken it on faith that that's
the case, but haven't actually tested that assumption. (Note to
self: ask my own students at the end of the course.)
We call them "crib sheets".
--
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