Re: [Phys-l] Cramster et al.

[Stefan Jeglinski <jeglin@4pi.com>]

> I collect homework and give effort points.  Grades are weighted. Tests
> are worth more than hw.  I tell them that if they do the hw, they are
> set for the test.  I try to put a hw question on the test (maybe
> different numbers, but the same setup.  That encourages kids to do the
> hw.

Or maybe make an entire test (or 2) exactly out of the hw problems? 
For those who did do the hw, it may measure nothing more than rote 
memorization, but that is learning on some level, at least compared 
to some revelations in this thread.

And, while it doesn't solve the deeper problem, what better way to 
make a student feel "dumb" about how easy it would have been to do 
well - just do the homework to begin with :-)


Stefan Jeglinski*


* unclear that I did anything significantly more impressive than rote 
memorization while in undergrad, or even grad school for that 
matter...