We don't let students look at notes between tests
We don't have many leave the room when a test is pending
Maybe that is an engineering student behavivour.....they are extraordinarily
mark focused
jim
> From: Herb Coleman <[log in to unmask]>
> Organization: Austin Community College
> Reply-To: Herb Coleman <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:17:51 -0500
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: notes for RATs?
>
> On a related issue (this may have been addressed before). Do you allow
> students to look at notes or material between the iRAT and T-RAT? Since
> I allow those who finish early to take break (so they won't talk so much
> in class while others are finishing) and, I can't police the hallways,
> bathrooms or cell phones (some of my student have their textbook
> available on their iPhones) so I don't even try.
>
> Sweet, Michael S wrote:
>> The "one page of handwritten notes" approach works well for many folks. It
>> forces students to study carefully enough that they have to do their own
>> filtering of what from the material is most important, and at least somewhat
>> put it in their own words.
>>
>> I *don't* recommend letting students use their books. If you do this, they
>> won't study at all, and will spend the whole time flipping around in the
>> book, reading the material for (maybe) the first time. . .
>>
>> -M
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Team-Based Learning [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> Kubitz, Karla [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:09 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: notes for RATs?
>>
>> I do. I allow a single sheet of handwritten notes. I also provide 'Test
>> Blueprints' to help them focus their reading/ note taking. Karla
>>
>> Karla Kubitz, PhD, FACSM
>> Department of Kinesiology
>> Towson University
>> 8000 York Rd
>> Towson, MD 21252
>> 410-704-3168 (ph)
>> 410-704-3912 (fax)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>> Of Jennifer Imazeki
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:19 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: notes for RATs?
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Do you allow students to use their notes for RATs (either individual or
>> group)?
>>
>> Just curious,
>> Jennifer
>>
>>
>>
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