Does your class focus fairly heavily on derivations and clarity of the meanings of quantities? Because students can often just parrot your own values in these situations. It would be good to have a control over the rest of the class, to see if there's a standout signal, or if we obtain a signal in spite of your teaching style.
These are good points! I do feel that there was a reasonable amount of honesty from the students, given that they felt comfortable telling me they never use the book, but the data certainly can't be treated as scientific. I do believe the A students more or less did the things they said they did (much of it because they actually followed some of my advice from study skills speeches in class, as you point out), and that provides some actionable ideas for students wanting to improve. After the next midterm, I'm planning to survey the most improved students to find out what they changed about their approach. Again, I'm just trying to offer some actionable ideas for other students out there, and I'm hoping student-generated study advice is more impactful than "another study skills speech coming from a grizzled veteran teacher". Thanks for your feedback! -- Zak
I don't really know enough about that exam to give good advice -- but I do know there are tons of people with a vested interest in performing well on the JEE! Consider it "on my to-do list" to cover JEE specific advice. -- Zak
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Does your class focus fairly heavily on derivations and clarity of the meanings of quantities? Because students can often just parrot your own values in these situations. It would be good to have a control over the rest of the class, to see if there's a standout signal, or if we obtain a signal in spite of your teaching style.
These are good points! I do feel that there was a reasonable amount of honesty from the students, given that they felt comfortable telling me they never use the book, but the data certainly can't be treated as scientific.
I do believe the A students more or less did the things they said they did (much of it because they actually followed some of my advice from study skills speeches in class, as you point out), and that provides some actionable ideas for students wanting to improve.
After the next midterm, I'm planning to survey the most improved students to find out what they changed about their approach. Again, I'm just trying to offer some actionable ideas for other students out there, and I'm hoping student-generated study advice is more impactful than "another study skills speech coming from a grizzled veteran teacher".
Thanks for your feedback! -- Zak
its totally opposite for me....physics seems wayy easier and funnn compared to math for me ;-;
how do you think a jee aspirant should study. Have any advice sir.
I don't really know enough about that exam to give good advice -- but I do know there are tons of people with a vested interest in performing well on the JEE! Consider it "on my to-do list" to cover JEE specific advice. -- Zak
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