Showing 1 through 5 of 17 records. | 1. Tofias, Michael. "Lotto, Blotto, or Frontrunner: U.S. Presidential Elections and the Nature of "Mistakes"" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, <Not Available>. 2009-12-02 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p152391_index.html>Publication Type: Proceeding |
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| 2. Walker, Stephen. and Malici, Akan. "U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy Mistakes in the Exercise of Power: Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 31, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-12-02 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p150835_index.html>Publication Type: Proceeding
Abstract: We answer the following questions in this paper regarding U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes. What are foreign policy mistakes? What are the causes of foreign policy mistakes by U.S. presidents? How can foreign policy mistakes be avoided, mitigated, and corrected? We identify several types of mistakes of omission and commission in the exercise of power at the diagnostic and prescriptive stages of decision-making by various U.S. presidents. The causes of these foreign policy mistakes are deviations from a rational model of decision-making, due to a variety of individual, group, and organizational decision-making pathologies. The prescription that we recommend to cope with these pathologies is to follow an updated strategy of disjointed incrementalism specified by sequential game theory. |
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| 3. Dawson, Michael. "The "Consumer" Mistake: Genesis and Impact of a Key Conceptual Error" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 Online <PDF>. 2009-12-02 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p19336_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Following the rest of society, sociologists have adopted the word "consumer" as our standard label for product users. This paper reviews the historical origins and negative logical consequences of this adoption. I argue that the vocabulary of "consumption" is a case of unrecognized conceptual bias. As such, it should be critiqued and transcended. |
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| 5. Cherepinsky, Vera. "Getting Students to Learn from their Mistakes." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA, Aug 03, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-12-02 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p206363_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Students rarely use their graded exams to study. An alternative method of grading exams (proposed by Chris Black, CWU) encourages students to use their mistakes as a learning resource.
In this grading method, the test is returned with each question simply marked as ``right'' or ``wrong''. Students can then go over their exams and resubmit them with separate corrections, where for each wrong question they must identify the error, decide how serious it was, and describe how to fix it. The exam and corrections together are graded, and for each error correctly identified, classified, and fixed, the student gets back half the points lost.
I implemented this in two applied calculus classes for non-majors in spring 2006 as well as in a year-long calculus sequence for engineers in 2006-2007. It was very well received, as indicated on the surveys the students filled out after each in-class exam. Most students indicated that they spent more time going over their exam and felt they learned a lot more from their mistakes, compared to traditionally graded exams.
In this talk, I will discuss the details of this grading method, the logistics involved in administering it, and the results of student surveys. Insofar as this method encourages students to actively learn from their mistakes, it is well worth the time investment on the part of the instructor. |
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