learning styles
Professors should offer more flexibility with final assignments
May 14, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief Full disclosure: I am a horrible test-taker. So when I choose my courses for the semester, I look for ones that offer final papers over final exams. For students to really showcase what they’re learning, however, they should have the ability to choose between more than taking tests and writing papers. This is, of course, with the caveat that I’m a history major and I recognize that branching out from options like test-taking may not be possible for departments outside of the social sciences. Studies have shown that people prefer to learn in multiple ways including…
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Equitable consideration of learning styles is needed for remote-learning success
May 21, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer There are many barriers that students may face with remote learning, including accessibility and access to technology. However, it is important to address how another semester of online instruction will also put students with different learning…
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Students using their money to pay for classes deserve to learn their way
March 1, 2020By: Marco Ovies, Arts Editor It was the beginning of the semester and I had just walked into my 400-person lecture. Being a fourth-year English major, I’m more used to my classes consisting of 10 to 15 people, but I was…
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