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Date Posted: Sat, 11/23/02 8:36pm
Author: Steve Russell
Subject: Re: Talent vs. Credentials or being "adopted" in
In reply to: sunny 's message, "Talent vs. Credentials or being "adopted" in" on Sat, 11/23/02 10:06am

Yeah, there's that whole Nietszchean idea that rules are meant only for the hoi polloi.

Actually, I notice in my teaching that the better students need less direction. When I say "better students" I am talking about grades.

One thing I have really changed my mind about.

I always thought different people have different kinds of talents that would show up better on different kinds of evaluations: essay, oral, multiple guess, paper writing.
Because I believed that, I always tried to mix up my evaluation methods so that everybody's talent could surface.

Having done it a good long time now, I no longer believe it is necessary. Almost invariably, the same students come out on top regardless of the method of evaluation. I have gone to great lengths to try to prove my original opinion, including having other people grade stuff that had any discretion to it.

Don't get me wrong, students have pretty clear PREFERENCES about how they would like to be evaluated. I will always respect their wishes to a great degree. But when it comes down to the short strokes, it really doesn't matter. They just think it does.

Steve

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