Comments on: Grab next semester by the balls http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls The Official Student Publication of Claremont McKenna College Tue, 22 May 2012 03:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Helloworld http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-53690 Helloworld Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:44:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-53690 is the CS sequence useless too (outside Claremont)? is the CS sequence useless too (outside Claremont)?

]]> By: Guest http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-52935 Guest Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:49:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-52935 What if a bunch of the classes' timings overlap? Worth going to a potentially good one you didn't get into at the risk of losing your spot in another one due to absences? What if a bunch of the classes’ timings overlap? Worth going to a potentially good one you didn’t get into at the risk of losing your spot in another one due to absences?

]]> By: Kevin Burke http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-18083 Kevin Burke Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:04:06 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-18083 Normal Personal, it's tough to get good feedback from your friends when you're looking at 20+ classes and you're not sure who's in which one. I use friends when I can. Matt F, that's an interesting finding. Did you control at all for self-selection, i.e. the students who tend to enjoy school will choose to take harder classes, and the students who don't like it will try to take easier classes? There's no doubt that the mean scores for teacher quality in math and science are way lower than in philosophy or psychology. I find math & science easier, but I'm not a typical student. Normal Personal, it’s tough to get good feedback from your friends when you’re looking at 20+ classes and you’re not sure who’s in which one. I use friends when I can.

Matt F, that’s an interesting finding. Did you control at all for self-selection, i.e. the students who tend to enjoy school will choose to take harder classes, and the students who don’t like it will try to take easier classes?

There’s no doubt that the mean scores for teacher quality in math and science are way lower than in philosophy or psychology. I find math & science easier, but I’m not a typical student.

]]> By: Kevin Burke http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-49319 Kevin Burke Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-49319 Normal Personal, it's tough to get good feedback from your friends when you're looking at 20+ classes and you're not sure who's in which one. I use friends when I can. Matt F, that's an interesting finding. Did you control at all for self-selection, i.e. the students who tend to enjoy school will choose to take harder classes, and the students who don't like it will try to take easier classes? There's no doubt that the mean scores for teacher quality in math and science are way lower than in philosophy or psychology. I find math & science easier, but I'm not a typical student. Normal Personal, it’s tough to get good feedback from your friends when you’re looking at 20+ classes and you’re not sure who’s in which one. I use friends when I can.

Matt F, that’s an interesting finding. Did you control at all for self-selection, i.e. the students who tend to enjoy school will choose to take harder classes, and the students who don’t like it will try to take easier classes?

There’s no doubt that the mean scores for teacher quality in math and science are way lower than in philosophy or psychology. I find math & science easier, but I’m not a typical student.

]]> By: A Mitch http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-18081 A Mitch Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:31 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-18081 Good article Burke, can I get a class with you? How to be a stud 101. Good article Burke, can I get a class with you? How to be a stud 101.

]]> By: A Mitch http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-49318 A Mitch Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-49318 Good article Burke, can I get a class with you? How to be a stud 101. Good article Burke, can I get a class with you? How to be a stud 101.

]]> By: Matt F http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-18080 Matt F Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:48:03 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-18080 Myself and two others actually analyzed 200 of the evals from last year for a research methods class. Students actually preferred classes that were harder over the easier ones, so any bias you find might be in the opposite order you expect. Myself and two others actually analyzed 200 of the evals from last year for a research methods class. Students actually preferred classes that were harder over the easier ones, so any bias you find might be in the opposite order you expect.

]]> By: Matt F http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-49317 Matt F Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-49317 Myself and two others actually analyzed 200 of the evals from last year for a research methods class. Students actually preferred classes that were harder over the easier ones, so any bias you find might be in the opposite order you expect. Myself and two others actually analyzed 200 of the evals from last year for a research methods class. Students actually preferred classes that were harder over the easier ones, so any bias you find might be in the opposite order you expect.

]]> By: fan of SD http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-18079 fan of SD Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:05 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-18079 love the class tips kevin! on a different note, I liked professor davis :( love the class tips kevin!

on a different note, I liked professor davis :(

]]> By: fan of SD http://cmcforum.com/life/11192009-grab-next-semester-by-the-balls#comment-49316 fan of SD Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=8279#comment-49316 love the class tips kevin! on a different note, I liked professor davis :( love the class tips kevin!

on a different note, I liked professor davis :(

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