[MATHEDCC] Evening vs. Day
Al Roy (aroy@BRISTOL.MASS.EDU)
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 13:59:22 -0400 (EDT)
Hi All,
I wonder if any of you have had the same experience as I have with
evening and day classes. Let me begin by telling you that our day classes
are composed of recent high school graduates. Our evening classes are
attended by mostly adults. I always teach a beginning Algebra both day and
evening. The results are almost always the same.
This semester I
started with 30 students in the evening. I have 26 still enrolled and all
but two will probably get a grade of C or better. Attendance is excellent.
More than half the class has missed less than two classes. They pay very
close attention to lectures. They do their homework.
During the day a class of 27 ends with about 15. Of these, 5 will
receive a D or F. Attendance is awful. Assignments are rarely done.
The foremat is different for day and evenings. Day classes meet three
times a week while evening classes meet only once.
I teach both the same way. I cover the same material. The rooms,the
book,etc. are all the same. There is probably more tutoring available
days. The format seems to also favor days. Yet evening success rates are
astounding. Last term I had three 100's on the final in my evening class.
My highest grade in the day was 83.
No placement test is given in the evening. There is one for day
students.
I ask again, has anyone out there had the same or a similar
experience??
Keep The Faith.
Al Roy
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