Category Archives: The Experiment

Here are my rough notes on the last nine meta exercises done by my students. It’s probably accurate to characterize this as raw data, so this posting is mostly for me. Meta 4 — N = 18/52 submissions This is … Continue reading →

Email to Students After the Second Exam: I am interested in your reactions to the second exam which you took yesterday. What did you think of the exam? For example, several students mentioned to me that “they studied the wrong … Continue reading →

Leaving the second exam, several students independently made essentially the same point to me, that they “studied the wrong stuff.â€? One student said, “I remember coming across the stuff on the test, but I gave it lower priority than other … Continue reading →

Yesterday I described my less than ideal review of the last three meta activities. Upon reflection, it occurred to me that I could turn this into a teachable moment. On Monday I began class by mentioning that a group of … Continue reading →

I think there was somewhat of a miscommunication today, the last day of class before the second midterm exam. [Note that this posting was drafted roughly a month ago.] I reminded students of the format for the exam and the … Continue reading →

I was entering the second midterm exam grades into my grade book and looking at how students performed relative to their first exam. If they substantially improved or worsened I looked to see if they had been doing the meta … Continue reading →

Okay, I am deep in the trenches where it’s hard to recall the big picture of this experiment, so bear that in mind as you process what I’m about to say. I just finished two days of lecturing on the … Continue reading →

This was a really good week, I think. Monday we did the data analysis exercise I’ve previously described. Wednesday we had a really excellent discussion on the nature of government. In the past I asked students to spend an hour … Continue reading →

We had a good class today. I anticipated that attendance would be less than perfect so I wanted to do something that would reward those attending, but not cause a big problem for those who left for vacation early. I … Continue reading →

I needed a booster shot today. One day left before Fall break. One short topic to cover: Introduction to Macro proper. It’s material that’s not really covered in the book. I looked over my notes and wondered, “Can I complete … Continue reading →