22 Jun
2004
22 Jun
'04
9:20 a.m.
On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Teo Zenios wrote:
My short term memory sucks, therefore I have to learn
how things work to
solve problems. Most tests given at schools are based on just memorizing
specific problems and puking them up on test day. If you have a picture
perfect memory you do extremely well in your classes, but are you really
learning anything? So if your designing complicated products you need to
know how things work, if your practicing medicine or law your probably
better have perfect memory.
I don't like to test memory.
My tests are all open book - they don't need to write anything on their
shirtsleeves.
open notes - they don't need to write anything in the margins of the book.
Any books or notes, but only what they can carry (we had an incident a few
years ago, when somebody tried to take a library cart down the stairs)
Calculator permitted - but no cords, and no musical or talking
calculators, and none that communicate
I may start doing the test in the lab, and let them use the computers