Fact is, I agree Melissa. But the important question is, do you teach good spelling and grammar? And if not, then you're really grading them on how well they were taught (or motivated) by former teachers. I think we need to teach good writing and even spelling as per Christopher Green (one of my favorite contributors) along with our content. One of my colleagues, Dr. J (Mary) is considering a tandem course of Psychology with English--probably a tandem that every course should have nowadays.
Joan > Hi all, > > I tend to disagree with Joan and Patrick on this one...would you want > poor spelling from a future colleague or your next administrative > assistant? As an adjunct instructor for a College Skills on-line > course, the greatest problem I see in the on-line classroom is students > being much too informal in the discussion boards, as if they were > instant messaging their friends. Our view on this is that if our job is > to prepare them for future employment, I do think we need to emphasize > correct grammar and spelling. > > Take care, > Melissa > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > Melissa St. Pierre > Professional Academic Advisor > University of the Sciences in Philadelphia > 600 South 43rd Street > Griffith Hall Room 120D > Philadelphia, PA 19104 > Phone: 215.596.7479 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Dolan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 11:20 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: student's question > > I tend to side with Joan on this one, but liked the sentences Don > mentioned and plan on bringing them to my student's attention. In the > 5th edition of the manual they are on p 302. > > Patrick > > Joan Warmbold wrote: >> I'm confused here folks. Do we want good thinking or good spelling? > The >> latter should have been learned in grade school but, as we all know, > for >> many was not. So I refuse to grade a student on how well they were or >> were not taught by former teachers but, instead, on how well they are >> willing to think through an idea presented in my class. And please >> consider--do you "grade" your friends on the quality of their ideas or > on >> how grammatically correct their thoughts are presented? >> >> Joan >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> (Associate Professor of Oakton Community College) >> >> >> >>>I'm at home and I don't have the APA manual to hand, but there are two >>>sentences that I read to my students. The first says something like, > "Most >>>word processing packages now come with a spell checker." The second >>>sentence is very concise & clear. It is, "Use it." As a result I > deduct >>>one point for every spelling error that would have been caught by a > spell >>>checker. Despite my warnings students still hand in work that was not >>>checked. The current record holder got a -8 on a five point paper. >>> >>>-Don. >>> >>>michael sylvester said: >>> >>>> do you take off points for spellling? >>>> >>>>Michael Sylvester,PhD >>>>Daytona Beach,Florida >>>> > > -- > Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Drew University > Madison, NJ 07940 > 973-408-3558 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > 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: [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]
