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So B students are learning fastest, and A students are just idling. OTOH, I graded for a Physics prof where 50/100 on his test was about average.
by Merrill 7y ago
So B students are learning fastest, and A students are just idling.
OTOH, I graded for a Physics prof where 50/100 on his test was about average.
- kiba 7y agoB and A is just a proxy for effectiveness in scoring. However, you do want to be a "B" student when learning, just not in scoring.
- jfk13 7y agoThis rings so true to me! At school (high school, for you Americans -- I don't mean university), I was an "A" student without really trying. Unfortunately, this meant that I didn't learn to try. Eventually (at a prestigious university) I found I could no longer "coast", and studying required real work. It wasn't easy to come to grips with that reality, and I wish I'd learned earlier.
- Merrill 7y agoA's are in part due to attention to detail - reading the instructions very carefully, interpreting the questions just right, setting up problems as intended by the test writer,...