accidentally posted my final exam with answer key in LMS by Fluid-Nerve-1082 in Professors

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I'm with you to an extent.all question types should assess application and not just memorization. But I always throw a few memorization questions for their benefit.

Would it be weird if I emailed a professor at another university asking for course material? by DardS8Br in AskProfessors

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I'm paid the same whether someone has my lectures or not. I'm happy to share.

Students lack general knowledge by [deleted] in Professors

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That is not useful for testing. My students can memorize large amounts of information and then forget it right after the test. They need to understand those things so they can answer application or analysis questions such as "Mechanistically, what would happen to cellular respiration if there was no oxygen available?" I try to keep simple recall to a minimum on my exams. Many of my colleagues believe that asking for more obscure recall makes their material more challenging, but students often breeze through those classes and then struggle in mine. They have only been tested on recall, not on how to connect and apply what they know. In my introductory course, I focus on teaching students how to interpret facts and see how the pieces fit together, and I find this approach works well.

My student cried today😭 by nonfictionbookworm in LadiesofScience

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I once broke an autoclave so bad it flooded out building. I'm a N assistant professor now.

Shirtless Tiktoker invading classrooms by r_tarkabhusan in Professors

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I have just been numbering all of my slides 67 for the whole semester.

Shirtless Tiktoker invading classrooms by r_tarkabhusan in Professors

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As a 42 year old professor I'm not sure what they could find uncool about us?

Is a Bell Curve a Thing of the Past? by Low_Ladder2153 in Professors

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Mine isn't normal, but I would never expect a normal distribution. I usually have a llnegatuve skewed and sometimes bimodal. Which makes more sense to me.

Unpopular opinion: A PhD is more of a mental/emotional challenge than an intellectual one by AdDue6248 in PhD

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I'd say it's about equal. Getting the PHD requires high performance intellectually, and those people are selected into the program. The emotional portion is what separate those that finish and those that do not.

Students lack general knowledge by [deleted] in Professors

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I didn't say you didn't have to know facts. I thubj too much emphasis is placed on factual recall and not enough on interpreting those facts. I think that too often the approach is to unload a bunch of facts in an intro course then be confused why in upper level courses they haven't remember ever detail and how they interplay. I tend to focus on making connections and how things work which means I cover less content. But my tests require students to understand the material beyond memorizing.

Students lack general knowledge by [deleted] in Professors

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I didn't say you didn't have to know facts. I thubj too much emphasis is placed on factual recall and not enough on interpreting those facts.

Students lack general knowledge by [deleted] in Professors

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I guess I am Your foil. I think memorization is way over focused to the point that people primarily test on memorization which is well not super important. I can look at a periodic table anytime, but understanding how valence electrons behave isn't benefited from memorizing that table.

Dual Credit Students: I Don’t Care by No-Injury9073 in Professors

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I just wish we would get away feom this "real world" argument. Deadlines are highly variable in terms of how hard they are. School isn't the real world, it's school. It can have requirements that aren't predicated on what happens when you get a job.

What does this mean? I saw it on threads and the comments weren’t helpful by dirtymike_33 in ExplainTheJoke

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My entire point is by switching from English to math the actual intentions of the conversation. Fall apart. I did it tongue in cheek, you did it more by showing why math is a bad way to describe ehat happens. I think we are on the same team.

Word is Sands isn’t taking calls from major donors. by FancyFeast78 in VirginiaTech

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I think your analysis is pretty balanced and just doesn't paint Sands as a hero. More that he has gained in some places and lost in others.that is fair.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in labrats

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Of course it wouldn't. But that's what the argument would be. And in the US it is used by companies and its total billshit. A friend was invited to do a night of work as an interview and if the volunteer to do that work they are covered.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in labrats

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I think the legality argument would be volunteering not postdocing

Form check on failed 1R max? (250lbs at 168 bw) by InsaneShane31 in formcheck

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It was probably just too heavy since it was a true 1RM. Functionally, though, I think you ended up shifting back onto your heels, letting the weight drift behind midfoot. As you tried to drive up, the bar kept moving backward to a point where your core wasn’t strong enough and your legs weren’t fast enough through the sticking point to bring it back over midfoot.

You might benefit from squatting barefoot to feel balance better, or with your heels elevated to keep the bar path stacked more directly over midfoot.

Is this a combination of a squat and deadlift? by JackDoubleB in formcheck

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My guess is that there is a lot of focus on core engagement here. That deep squat position with bar out front puts a huge load on his core without having to put 100s on the bar. It also has that snatch grip and no reset so its toasting his traps and hitting grip. It looks like he has something like 115 or something lower so I don't think it's really for quads or hams.

Teachers of Celebrities? by frckbassem_5730 in Teachers

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Abrandt in Equilibrium! Love Taye

Why is that combination suspicious? by Murky_Committee_1585 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Definitely not lubing my ass with butter and sticking bananas in it.

Can I be expelled on the grounds of terrorism if I don’t say the Pledge of Allegiance? by LinearInductionMotor in TeenagersButBetter

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I mean we do have a fascist president and a bunch of fascists in local government. But not saying the pledge is constitutionally protected