I certainly agree with the conclusions of this interesting article in the New York Magazine (overviewing a few dozen recent studies on the topic): praising the effort rather than the intelligence or, even better formulated, praise needs to be specific.
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Guide for exam grading
Original idea for grading exams from somebody in the law department with an appetite for experimental physics 🙂 I personally like more the economics bit of this entry, ie. the ‘disclaimer’ part.
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Am mai scris pe marginea dezbaterii legate de cercetarea stiintifica in Romania, criterii de evaluare si promovare in ierarhia stiintifica s.a.m.d (eg. aici sau aici). La ora aceea inca nu aparuse articolul din Romania Literara, din iunie, al lui Gheorghe Ceausescu , un “om al literelor”, sa spunem asa.
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Very pertinent recent viewpoints of Gary Becker and Richard Posner on the issue of whether the debt of students to finance their college education is too high, as the new Congress claims (they also blogged about these issues – focusing at that time on commercial vs.
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Din cand in cand mai auzim si vesti excelente legate de Romania si- chiar- de politica ei (citit astazi pe site-ul Ad-Astra). Cel putin la o prima vedere. Raman sceptic referitor la intentiile si abilitatile domnului Basescu (un scepticism diferit de cel al lui Octavian Paler insa, ar trebui sa se subinteleaga…), dar cu asemenea initiative creste mult in ochii mei.
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