GEDI / Grad 5114 – Fall 2015
Whether I brought you in because you are interested in what I have to say, or my artistic liberties with the word imagine and Virginia Tech’s tagline ‘Invent the Future’ I’m glad you’re here. I found this weeks literature on imagination and motivation…well, truly motivating. To begin, I the TED talk given by Daniel Pink […]
Pink’s video on motivation starts off by asserting that humans cannot be endlessly manipulated. I have to disagree with this statement. Mass media are unfortunately becoming, for the most part, a great machine for manipulation of people’s minds, keeping them busy at easy-to-reward mechanical tasks. And what does this have to do with grades in our […]
I was graded for my homework and exams from primary school to PhD courses all the time, but this is the first time I sit down and think carefully about what grading brings to me. As grown up in China, … Continue reading →
Read moreSummer camp – so many possibilities, so many activities to choose from, so many games to play, so many arts and crafts to do, and so many, many things to learn! Best of all? No grades! Upon reading this week’s “ungraded classroom” piece, my mind immediately wandered back to the years I spent as both a […]
One of the best pieces of advice I received during college was from my physics professor. This professor was my introductory physics professor as well as my biophysics professor; he taught me during my first semester of college and my very last semester, so he saw me grow from a wide-eyed freshman to an overwhelmed senior…
The readings and watchings this week helped me to broaden my perspective with regard to assessment in education. I liked the assessment tips provided by Alfie Kohn, particularly the portfolio approach. And I also liked Dan Pink’s formulation of motivation Continue reading →
Read moreThe topic of grading receives an immense amount of attention in higher education. Alfie Kohn’s “The Case Against Grades” provides a nice overview of the debate. While I found the entire post stimulating and thought provoking, there are two points I wan…
Read moreThe video from Dan Pink left me with into thinking. The result of the study by MIT and the one in India is consistent with my own experience on test to some extent. I always did not get a good results on me test as I expected or my teachers expected. I am not nervous, … Continue reading the true motivetion
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