Jim wrote:
> > Dear God,
> > Why didn't you save the school children in Littleton, Colorado?
> > Sincerely,
> > A Concerned Student
> >
> > Dear Concerned Student,
> > I am not allowed in schools.
> > Sincerely,
> > God
>
> Not sure how I feel about this, but a friend forwarded it to me t
I am having some trouble deciding whether to adopt Weiten's Briefer Themes
and Variations (new edition out in summer) or Meyers Exploring Psychology
(new edition out in summer). While I like Meyers full text, I find the
Exploring version to be too simplified and lacking depth. I do however like
th
It is refreshing to hear sentiments of others opposed to state lotteries
based on rational argument. Being a citizen of Alabama, and a Christian, my
own opposition to government-run lotteries is generally denigrated as a
knee-jerk, "dumb Bible thumper" reaction to "what we need to save education
i
I wrote, with shockingly poor grammar:
> > Me, I prefer to lose my money on the stock market. At least
> > that way, no more of it than necessary goes to the government.
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Paul Smith wrote:
> Why wouldn't it be better to lose your money to your government than
> to the
Though it is an unpopular view, I, like Jim Clark, believe religion has no
special hold on morality. In case you missed it, here is an interesting
article by New York Times science writer Natalie Angier that touches on
this issue:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20010114mag-atheism.h
> Gerald Peterson
I have noticed at various times that students having the most difficulty in
class also have trouble locating material in the text and understanding
questions.
Good timing. I just had a conference with a student who couldn't believe
that she got a particular question wrong. To
Pat Bromley wrote
> I go over the exam in class, but I do not take questions out loud at that
> time.
> Students may WRITE comments about items they feel are unfair, misleading,
> have
> two "best" answers, or are just plain wrong. I give them 2-3 minutes to
> do so,
> then I collect the exams.
TIPSurvivors,
Yes, lower income, uneducated folk buy lottery tickets. But, I buy them
when I know I have a day full of meetings. I make an extra effort to buy
one when I know I have those events I have to make an appearance at. This
way, as the meeting drones on, I can fantasize about what I w
Gerald Peterson
> I have noticed at various times that students having the most
> difficulty in class also have trouble locating material in
> the text and understanding questions. I asked the class to "describe the
risk
> factors" for schizophrenia and many simply described the
> symptom
Well, several quick points. First, we fallible, frail humans must have
superhuman powers to have exile the divine from schools and locked the
doors. Thought there is something incorporeal about the divinity. Second,
the presence of a divine is in the heart, not reflected in some pro forma
words
Jim Guinee wrote:
> Gray is a good example of dressing up some old ideas with new
> clothes. There is nothing new or innovative about his work, and worse,
> either it conflicts with empirical evidence or it simply entertains
> without providing much information.
I guess that this is j
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Jim Guinee wrote:
> > Dear God,
> > Why didn't you save the school children in Littleton, Colorado?
> > Sincerely,
> > A Concerned Student
> >
> > Dear Concerned Student,
> > I am not allowed in schools.
> > Sincerely,
> > God
Let's see what happens when we let God in.
Apri
Hi
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Jim Guinee wrote:
> I don't know -- I know we have to respect the separation of
> church and state (and I do) -- but I'd argue the lack of
> moral authority has taken its toll.
Personally, I am skeptical as to the need for religion in order
to promote moral living, but ot
Stephen Black wrote:
> Knowing this, I find their upbeat TV ads and bouncy theme music
> for the draws particularly irritating. Our governments should be
> ashamed of themselves for the way they suck in the uneducated
> poor. Me, I prefer to lose my money on the stock market. At least
> that way,
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Jim Guinee wrote:
> Like it or not, a common response to "Why is there so much violence in the
> school?" is "Because they took God out of the classroom." I'm all for Jesus,
> but I'm not quite sure how to respond to that response.
>
It's hardly worthy of a response. Lo
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Jim Guinee wrote:
>
> > Like it or not, a common response to "Why is there so much violence in the
> > school?" is "Because they took God out of the classroom." I'm all for Jesus,
> > but I'm not quite sure how to respond to that response.
> >
> It's hardly worthy of a
I have noticed at various times that students having the most
difficulty in class also have trouble locating material in the text and
understanding questions. I asked the class to "describe the risk
factors" for schizophrenia and many simply described the symptoms. This
was "open book."
Sample size has a great deal to do with it. In some cases, just one or two
people will influence the item-total correlation greatly (as they can with
any small or moderate size sample correlation). If doing item-total
correlations, I would certainly limit ones requiring closer inspection to
those
When I first saw posts regarding his alma mater, I worried that it seemed like
people were being unfair. After all, Erikson didn't even have a college degree,
and I think it's fair to say he's still making an impact on psych.
I thought, "Just because he went to a lame institiutution doesn't me
> Dear God,
> Why didn't you save the school children in Littleton, Colorado?
> Sincerely,
> A Concerned Student
>
> Dear Concerned Student,
> I am not allowed in schools.
> Sincerely,
> God
Not sure how I feel about this, but a friend forwarded it to me today.
Like it or not, a common response
Stephen Black wrote, in part:
> My informal impression is that they turn out to be the least
> well-educated and poorest of society: for example, factory
> workers, unemployed, or welfare recipients. A lottery ticket is a
> voluntary tax, and it seems that those who can least afford it
> are taxed
-Original Message-
From: Stephen Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 2:14 PM
To: TIPS
Subject: On buying a lottery ticket
"Knowing this, I find their upbeat TV ads and bouncy theme music
for the draws particularly irritating. Our governments should be
ashamed of
Interesting Talk by Jane Buck. Raises a number of issues for discussion.
Warm regards,
Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Webster University
ASC/CBC Joint Leadership Conference
Kansas City
24 February 2001
Jane Buck, Ph.D.
President
American Association of University Professors
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Dave Myers wrote:
>
> The reference your student wants, Jeff, is
> Brickman, P., Coates, D., & Janoff-Bulman, R. J. (1978). Lottery winners and
> accident victims: Is happiness relative? Journal of Personality and Social
> Psychology, 36, 917927.
The return of this thread
I have all this discussion on test item analysis interesting because I gave
up using these anayses years ago. The reason was that in my experience, as
I taught multiple sections of the same course, I found vastly different
item-analysis results in each section. I would have questions that
di
>>Finding happiness and what does and doesn't contribute to it is Dave Myers'
>>forte. He's a TIPSperson. Are you there, Dave?
>>
>>If he's not lurking, I suggest you email him at
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>or find him at his webpage:
>>www.davidmyers.org
Thank you, Ruth.
The reference your student
Chuck:
When I have access to item-analysis software or classes are small, I would
item-total correlations. A negative correlation usually points out an
incorrectly-scored item. Although a zero correlation is not indicative of a
good item, I usually don't concern myself with those because they mai
Tipsters,
With all the time people spend reexamining their exams, how much time do
you have to prepare lectures, meet with students, etc.? Is there time for
research and service also? I am dumbfounded by the amount of time people
spend making sure their evaluations are "perfect."
A friend o
Dear TIPsters--
I've been following the exam discussion with interest and decided to toss in a
couple of ideas.
I am impressed with faculty who are able to avoid defensiveness when going over
exams. This is something I strive for. In fact, I usually announce at the
beginning of the semester t
Hi Tipsters,
This ad will be hitting the usual places soon... thought I might give this
group a heads up...
Steve
The Department of Psychology at Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville is seeking a candidate for a position at the Instructor
level for the 2001-2002 academic year. The departm
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In this second PKAL Summer Institute Workshop we again build on the APA's 1991
National Conference on Enhancing the Quality of Undergr
Just a long comment and a quick question:
In the mid 1980s, I worked for the New York City Dept. of Personnel making
entry level and promotional examinations for various positions (e.g.,
captain, leutenant) within the uniformed forces (e.g., firefighter, police)
employed by the city of New York.
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