A proud press release from East Carolina University announces: Department of Economics professor Dr. Nick Rupp, who counts education tactics among his research interests, recently published the results of a study in which he found that doing homework assignments leads to higher test grades. “There’s always been anecdotal evidence,” he explained, “but I wanted to […]
Tag: education
Effect of 5th grade on 4th graders
Mike the Mad Biologist [that’s his name for himself] sees an apparent wee flaw in the way some educators [as they call themselves] evaluate things. M the MB writes: One of the supposed key innovations in educational ‘reform’ is the adoption of value added testing. Basically, students are tested at the start of the school […]
For wound-flashcard enthusiasts
Anyone who enjoys learning descriptions of wounds, and also enjoys playing games, will perhaps enjoy and benefit from the wound flashcards on the Quizlets web site. Here are a few of the items on offer there: Necrotic Slough color is tan/yellow in the base of the wound bed, texture is soft and soggy, and is […]
17 minutes of feet
The dramatic image below, with its caption — “Wearing wrong kind of Clothing [Should wear suspenders]” — is from a motion picture called “Educated Feet for Correct Posture“. Almost 17 minutes in duration, the film maintains a uniform level of pedagogical excitement from beginning to end. The camera often focuses on shoes. Watch the entire […]