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 >> >> >> > > -- > > Herb Coleman,Ph.D > Dir. Instructional Computing and Technology > Adjunct Professor of Psychology > Austin Community College > Highland Business Center > 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd. > Austin, TX 78752 > [log in to unmask] > 512-223-7746 > ************************************************* > ³I, and every other professor on this campus, are > here to help you to find, take back, and keep your > righteous mind.² > > ---Professor Melvin Tolson > from the motion picture "The Great Debaters" > *************************************************