[tips] Stephen Black :couldn't resist

2011-11-05 Thread michael sylvester
As the only mobile DJ on Tips DJ Stephen's Achy Breaky post reminds me of of Canadian singer Shania Twain's "That don't impress me much." Michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff

[tips] Abolishing mids and finals

2011-11-05 Thread michael sylvester
Dade county school adminisistrators are thinking of abolishing mids and finals from 6th to 12th grade.Some think it is a good idea ,others think not.The abolitionists think it will alleviate stress and anxiety in students' lives.Those who are for keeping mids and finals think that those exams

Re: [tips] Stapel's faking of social psychology data

2011-11-05 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Is replication that uncommon in psychology? Just a couple of observations 1. the recently cited paper noting that effects get weaker in subsequent studies would require replications even to conduct the analysis 2. meta-analysis requires multiple replications of some effect (e.g., gender

Re: [tips] Stapel's faking of social psychology data

2011-11-05 Thread Joan Warmbold
This is fascinating Allen and I, for one, would appreciate knowing where to locate resources that discuss this requirement of physical sciences re: important experimental claims need to be replicated before they are published. Sounds like such a logical and crucial requirement. I also would be

RE: [tips] Does College Kill Interest in Science?

2011-11-05 Thread Marc Carter
Agreed. Working at a small liberal-arts college is tough if your administration has that attitude toward the university degree. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- From: Louis E

[tips] Achy breaky CPR

2011-11-05 Thread sblack
For no good reason, other than I like the title, I offer the following: http://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2011/10/19/emermed-2011-200187 Mozart effect, it isn't. Stephen Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's U

RE: [tips] Does College Kill Interest in Science?

2011-11-05 Thread Annette Taylor
Only somewhat teaching related: My youngest son has a B. Acc (that's Bachelor's of accounting). Since he was 7 years old he decided he wanted to be an accountant, just like dad's best friend. Conversation we had November, senior year in college:, "Mom, do you realize that if I stay with account

Re: [tips] Does College Kill Interest in Science?

2011-11-05 Thread Louis E. Schmier
Well, Marc, I fully agree. But, that won't happen until academia stops "selling," "promoting," and "advertising" a higher education simply as white collar vo-tech, higher paying job, credentialing. Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthought

RE: [tips] Does College Kill Interest in Science?

2011-11-05 Thread Marc Carter
I find it sad that so many students pursue a business degree thinking of big bucks when in fact the majority of them are going to wind up as office drones in a gray cubicle and making a merely decent living. Doing science is hard, but it's *interesting*, and studying it leads to some of the mor

Re: [tips] Does College Kill Interest in Science?

2011-11-05 Thread Christopher D. Green
Although not directly on-topic, You might have a look at this droll-yet-horrifying essay by Phil Greenspun. He argues that the reason there are so few women in science is that they are often able to see, long before their male peers, just how grim the prospects for a career in science are. It's

Re: [tips] Does College Kill Interest in Science?

2011-11-05 Thread roig-reardon
(I'm replying now with my signature line, which I usually delete,  to see if that makes a difference in generating  extra lines. I believe that  the loss of formatting is more of a local problem, Bob ). I think you are correct, Annette, and I wonder whether in addition to earning potential