2008 Woodie Awards
Students get "nutritious" learning in the real world
Brendan Block
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: News
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Since there are no tests, students are graded on the quality of their short answers.
The grading of the answers is somewhat subjective, where the student is graded on a scale of one to three on competency with three being the highest.
The other difficulty arises if a student completes their work but their other group members do not.
This factor plays an important role as this class is full of underclassmen, and some who are get in an unlucky, hapless group might get stuck doing all the work.
Sophomore Stephen Lancaster, a Sports Management major, personally likes the alternative style of learning.
He sees the class as an exciting learning experience and is open to the style of learning.
"The class is more geared towards what we can actually use," said Lancaster. "In life you are not asked to regurgitate knowledge on paper, but to apply your knowledge to problems. I love not having lectures, and I trust that the grades will be decided fairly."
Dr. Wheeler stresses the biblical principles at work through problem based learning such as "those who do not work do not eat."
He encourages students to work hard in the class simply because there are no lectures does not mean that one can procrastinate and not work.
For more information on this course contact Dr. Wheeler at 328-1724 or by email at jwheeler@sbuniv.edu.
The grading of the answers is somewhat subjective, where the student is graded on a scale of one to three on competency with three being the highest.
The other difficulty arises if a student completes their work but their other group members do not.
This factor plays an important role as this class is full of underclassmen, and some who are get in an unlucky, hapless group might get stuck doing all the work.
Sophomore Stephen Lancaster, a Sports Management major, personally likes the alternative style of learning.
He sees the class as an exciting learning experience and is open to the style of learning.
"The class is more geared towards what we can actually use," said Lancaster. "In life you are not asked to regurgitate knowledge on paper, but to apply your knowledge to problems. I love not having lectures, and I trust that the grades will be decided fairly."
Dr. Wheeler stresses the biblical principles at work through problem based learning such as "those who do not work do not eat."
He encourages students to work hard in the class simply because there are no lectures does not mean that one can procrastinate and not work.
For more information on this course contact Dr. Wheeler at 328-1724 or by email at jwheeler@sbuniv.edu.
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