In-class reviews (was Review class for large lecture)
I'm interested in finding out how many of you think it's worthwhile/important to do a review of material in class. I've always felt it should not be necessary at the college level. (I usually mention my feelings on this topic during the first class.) If they're at the college level, they should be learning the material during class, reviewing on their own, and studying on their own. Have I been expecting too much? In my earlier years of teaching, I would occasionally do a review, and it always seemed to devolve into a Are ya gonna ask this on the test? scenario. It seems to me that if you've already taught it, you shouldn't need to teach it again. In light of this tangential thread, I've changed the subject, as per TIPS instructions from many years ago... Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: In-class reviews (was Review class for large lecture)
I agree with you Beth. College students should be responsible for reviewing and learning outside of class, so I do not offer in class review sessions. However, I will on occasion offer an out of class review. On those occasions I tell the students in advance that they are responsible for structuring the review session. They need to bring the questions, and I will bring answers or additional explanation where it is needed. This approach forces the students to give some thought and organization to the material before the review session and provides an opportunity to fill in the gaps for those who might need it. Dennis Dennis M. Goff Professor of Psychology Randolph-Macon Woman's College [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Beth Benoit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 12:52 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: In-class reviews (was Review class for large lecture) I'm interested in finding out how many of you think it's worthwhile/important to do a review of material in class. I've always felt it should not be necessary at the college level. (I usually mention my feelings on this topic during the first class.) If they're at the college level, they should be learning the material during class, reviewing on their own, and studying on their own. Have I been expecting too much? In my earlier years of teaching, I would occasionally do a review, and it always seemed to devolve into a Are ya gonna ask this on the test? scenario. It seems to me that if you've already taught it, you shouldn't need to teach it again. In light of this tangential thread, I've changed the subject, as per TIPS instructions from many years ago... Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: In-class reviews (was Review class for large lecture)
I find that there is never enough time to cover in class all the topics and applications in the assigned reading. So to cut down on regular lecture/discussion sessions for a test review session is unacceptable to me. College-level students should be fully capable of reviewing material on their own--especially given all the instructional help provided by publisher web sites, student CD's, and in-text review material. On the other hand, I am quite willing to provide lists of review concepts and questions for students to use on their own time. And often I'll use a few minutes of class time to facilitate the formation of student study groups that can meet out-of-class for test review. They seem to appreciate that. --Dave Beth Benoit wrote: I'm interested in finding out how many of you think it's worthwhile/important to do a review of material in class. I've always felt it should not be necessary at the college level. (I usually mention my feelings on this topic during the first class.) If they're at the college level, they should be learning the material during class, reviewing on their own, and studying on their own. Have I been expecting too much? In my earlier years of teaching, I would occasionally do a review, and it always seemed to devolve into a Are ya gonna ask this on the test? scenario. It seems to me that if you've already taught it, you shouldn't need to teach it again. In light of this tangential thread, I've changed the subject, as per TIPS instructions from many years ago... Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- ___ David E. Campbell, Ph.D.[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of PsychologyPhone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University FAX: 707-826-4993 Arcata, CA 95521-8299 www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Ecampbell/psyc.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: In-class reviews (was Review class for large lecture)
Regarding in-class reviews, I agree with those who don't think they are a good idea or necessary at the college level. Given the limited number of class sessions in a semester and my experience with poor attendance on review days, I would rather not lose an opportunity to cover new material. It was also my experience that ones who probably needed a review did not show up for in-class or out-of-class review sessions. James Thomas University of Nebraska at Omaha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: In-class reviews (was Review class for large lecture)
I used to do TIPS about ten years ago, and then didn't do it much until recently, so I'm forced to wager that in the archives there's a somewhat extensive discussion of this -- at least once. Nonetheless, I'll risk a reply without doing my homework. Almost everyone I know (of the psych colleagues I've had over the years), excepting me, does them (or has a TA do them). I do not know how to compress a discussion of the work-to-date into one class period (even an extended one), that does not degenerate into either a litany of topics or a discussion of the items that are going to show up on the exam. And it has always seemed to me that if it happens a day or two before the exam, there's little chance it'll impact learning very much. I've tried to require them to bring questions that I would be most happy and willing to answer for them, but most of those who come do not (and instead rely on others to do that for them). Or worse, those who attend the reviews are those who really don't need it. So I've just stopped trying. It's college. It's *supposed* to require lots of hard work. I meet individually with students who need help with study habits or techniques, whenever and however frequently they wish. But I don't want to stand up there and tell them what's going to be on the exam with any more specificity than they can get by looking over the list of topics on the syllabus. Maybe that makes me a curmudgeon. But still: what good does it do them? I would be interested to hear from those who do reviews. m -Original Message- From: Beth Benoit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 12:52 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: In-class reviews (was Review class for large lecture) I'm interested in finding out how many of you think it's worthwhile/important to do a review of material in class. I've always felt it should not be necessary at the college level. (I usually mention my feelings on this topic during the first class.) If they're at the college level, they should be learning the material during class, reviewing on their own, and studying on their own. Have I been expecting too much? In my earlier years of teaching, I would occasionally do a review, and it always seemed to devolve into a Are ya gonna ask this on the test? scenario. It seems to me that if you've already taught it, you shouldn't need to teach it again. In light of this tangential thread, I've changed the subject, as per TIPS instructions from many years ago... Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
