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On Tue, 15 Apr 1997 yoshiwbw@SMTPLINK.LACCD.EDU wrote:
> This past year I'm experimenting with class notes for my students.
> The students purchase the notes along with the required text (the
> extra cost has been about $2). The notes essentially consist of what
> I would previously have written on the board during the lecture
> portion of class. I have transparencies of each page and project the
> notes on a screen as I cover the material. I have numerous blanks on
> each page that we fill in as we go along, so the notes serve somewhat
> like a workbook, but they contain just what I want and in the way I
> want to present things.
>
> I got the idea from my colleague Bob Martinez, who used class notes
> for his summer school class--his primary motivation was to eliminate
> the time normally taken up while students copy (or miscopy) notes on
> the board, especially diagrams or complicated expressions. Another
> obvious advantage is that the students end up with much better notes.
> (Have you ever looked at your students' notes?) Projecting and going
> over the notes helps students with reading problems. And students who
> miss class have an easier time catching up.
>
> The class notes might be a factor in the higher percentage of students
> staying in class. Last week (the 13th) I still had 44 of 47 original
> students enrolled in my Prealgebra class (and 13 of 15 in my
> differential equations class). My typical dropout rate is about 50%
> for the remedial courses. However, the passing rate has not improved
> nearly so much, and I will be encouraging more than a dozen of my
> prealgebra students to withdraw this week.
>
> I have no doubts that using the notes is beneficial to the students.
> However, it does take a lot of time to prepare the notes.
>
> Bruce Yoshiwara
> Los Angeles Pierce College
> yoshiwbw@laccd.cc.ca.us
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [MATHEDCC] Retention
> Author: mathedcc@archives.math.utk.edu at SMTPLINKPO
> Date: 4/14/97 7:58 PM
>
>
> Well, to answer my own question.................. This is what I tried this
> semester in my Int Algebra class:
>
> I stated (on my syllabus) that
>
> a) students would be dropped on their 4th absence (unless they have a dr's
> note)
> b) the classroom door would be locked at 5 minutes after the start of class
> -- if they were late, they had to check in with my course assistant (it's a
> class of over 100) --- and 2 tardies - 1 absence. (no one is ever tardy)
>
> If they earned an F or D on the first exam, they were put on "class
> probation" . They were told (in writing) that
> a) if they continued to get poor grades, they would be dropped on the
> grounds that they are not benefitting from the class
> b) they needed to go to the Math Learning Center to GET TUTORING
> (I think I'll require proof of this next time)
>
> And they were given a list of study skill tips.
>
> Did it work? Well, I don't have as many exams to grade right
> now..............
>
> Over half of them have been dropped or dropped themselves.
>
> Why? THEY DIDN'T THINK I'D REALLY DO IT!!!!! Several have come to complain
> to me - "I just noticed that there is a "W" by my name!!" I look them
> up........... "Well, let's see..... you've gotten all D's and F's on the first
> 6 exams..... you've been absent 5 times..... and you've missed 6 out of 10
> quizzes in the lab section. Gee, you're right! You shouldn't have been
> dropped!" ;->
>
> Next time, maybe they'll believe me.
>
> Also, about 40% of this class had to take Beg Algebra 2 or 3 times before
> passing... And are on their 2nd or 3rd try for Int Algebra!
>
> Frustrated, but glad to know I'm not alone!
> Karen Davis
> Orange Coast College
> (the above was at Golden West College)
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