But, eventually, the piper gets paid. Unearned grades means unlearned material. I just read the following article, Correspondence Bias in Performance Evaluation: Why Grade Inflation Works by Don A. Moore, Samuel A. Swift, Zachariah S. Sharek and … [Continue reading]
PISA Results (Program for International Assessment)
April 2, 2014 by
PISA products - OECD. (includes rankings of student performance by country/economy ) … [Continue reading]
Adding “Links to Studies” Category
April 2, 2014 by
When I add a link, I will post the title, the link, and a brief description. The description, though, will focus only on why I am posting the link. … [Continue reading]
New York Times Conflates Teaching with Marketing and Then Notes Students Could Do Better?
April 1, 2014 by
Here are links to two articles in today's The New York Times. … [Continue reading]
Krugman on “No Skills Gap” Part II
March 31, 2014 by
There was a reply to my comment on Paul Krugman's Op-Ed. (See Krugman Relying on Flawed Data on “Skills Gap”) It asked an excellent question. Here is the comment and my reply. Comment: "Then, of course, we would see employers preferring those … [Continue reading]
Krugman Relying on Flawed Data on “Skills Gap”
March 31, 2014 by
In today's New York Times, Prof. Krugman has a column arguing that there is no "skills gap". http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/opinion/krugman-jobs-and-skills-and-zombies.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 I believe he is making a misake which I explained … [Continue reading]
Underwriting Standards for Universities? Why Not?
March 25, 2014 by
Today's Wall Street Journal has a good article on graduate student debt http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303949704579459803223202602 It gave me an idea that I posted as a comment. I haven't carefully thought it through but here … [Continue reading]
“Common Core” or “Missing Core”?
March 23, 2014 by
I posted this comment on today's New York Times' Op-Ed http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/opinion/sunday/a-common-core-for-all-of-us.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 "The discussion about the Common Core is interesting, both politically and … [Continue reading]
Do Princeton’s Administrators Pass Their Letters Through the “Office of Communications” Before Publication?
It seems like it from this, http://dailyprincetonian.com/opinion/2014/03/letter-from-the-editor-increasing-transparency-in-guest-submissions/. If so, why? and what changes happen to the letters? Does the Office just help adminstrators? Are … [Continue reading]