tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post6704208224705701963..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: More nature, less supernature: Results of a new biological anthropology curriculumAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-11242393226183838492012-05-29T18:14:12.956-04:002012-05-29T18:14:12.956-04:00Thanks Jason for the link and for writing your pos...Thanks Jason for the link and for writing your post too!Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-29646699233166790152012-05-29T14:29:07.198-04:002012-05-29T14:29:07.198-04:00This is a fabulous post--thank you for documenting...This is a fabulous post--thank you for documenting all this, and it should be a model for biology and anthropology courses. I've recently had to think about <a href="http://www.livinganthropologically.com/2012/05/28/anthropology-student-learning-outcomes-assessment/" rel="nofollow">anthropology and student learning outcomes assessment</a>. This provides a great resource, and I've linked to it in my post.Jason Antrosiohttp://www.livinganthropologically.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-44576234923066507382012-05-29T13:28:27.429-04:002012-05-29T13:28:27.429-04:00Yep. I agree that probably factors in.Yep. I agree that probably factors in.Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-76775198900140196202012-05-29T12:58:33.073-04:002012-05-29T12:58:33.073-04:00Holly, it looks like you didn't have many stud...Holly, it looks like you didn't have many students drop out of the course, but I have wondered for a while if some proportion of the change in the questions related to the supernatural is due to students with strong religious faith disproportionately dropping the course between the pre- and post-test. Any thoughts?EllenQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805375871164019260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-79266136232714914122012-05-29T09:38:07.153-04:002012-05-29T09:38:07.153-04:00thanks Hollis! I agree about the sampling issue co...thanks Hollis! I agree about the sampling issue comparing between semesters (and I'm a different prof each time I teach too!) However, the pre and post % are within a semester... so tracking improvement within one semester is avoiding that sampling issue. To see more improvement in one group compared to the other is, to me, indicative that the changes are working!Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-21594849034810198072012-05-29T09:35:11.063-04:002012-05-29T09:35:11.063-04:00Kudos to you for putting so much time and effort i...Kudos to you for putting so much time and effort into analyzing your teaching of evolution! Even though it could be argued that you are comparing different groups of students in comparing across semesters, the way you think through how to effectively communicate, test, and then think about it again is a valid approach to improvement in my opinion.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-24989168976688302392012-05-29T09:21:15.131-04:002012-05-29T09:21:15.131-04:00What an interesting teaching strategy. Looks like ...What an interesting teaching strategy. Looks like you had quite an impact on those students.Patrick Clarkinhttp://kevishere.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com