I am going to dispute this on one basis. The introductory psychololgy class is WAY different, much harder than it was when we started undergraduate school. (1970s-1980s). Wasn't it almost nothing but Freud and Freudians, behaviorists and humanists? I would have put a gun in my mouth if it's had to teach only that stuff (I was going to say crap but only some of it was crap) OR take that class.
I was thinking of my middle school and high school compatriots. As I recall I was one of a handful - literally - of students who listened to opera and classical music. And I went to a selective "college prep" high school. I still think that there is a little hysteria and a lot of selective memory involved here. I am sure I get mad at my students for committing many of the same infractions I did. I am trying to be honest here. I don't think Facebook is the devil. I kind of like it. Nancy Melucci LBCC -----Original Message----- From: roig-rear...@comcast.net To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Sun, Nov 21, 2010 12:29 pm Subject: Re: [tips] texter and gamer, Facebook addict and YouTube potato Nancy wrote: This hasn't changed and it is simply more unwarranted fear that somehow standards are slipping. They were never as high as we imagined them to be. ------- That's an interesting empirical question. It would be great if someone could collect old and new syllabi, exams, etc. from, say, Psych. 101, Research Methods, etc., from senior faculty members of several universities and carry out a content analysis to determine the extent to which standards may have changed or remained the same. As I have taught for over 20 years and have kept many of these materials, my impression -without it being a systematic analysis- is that standards have, in fact, declined somewhat. Then, again, that's based on an N = 1 and it is largely subjective. Miguel They were never as high as we imagined them to be. ------- That's an interesting empirical question. It would be great if someone could collect old and new syllabi, exams, etc. from, say, Psych. 101, Research Methods, etc., from senior faculty members of several universities and carry out a content analysis to determine the extent to which standards may have changed or remained the same. As I have taught for over 20 years and have kept many of these materials, my impression -without it being a systematic analysis- is that standards have, in fact, declined somewhat. Then, again, that's based on an N = 1 and it is largely subjective. Miguel --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: drna...@aol.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b878&n=T&l=tips&o=6653 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-6653-12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6654 or send a blank email to leave-6654-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
