Reis_80 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > if i fail, which is very likely (AM (40-50) and PM > (70-75)), i would not use schweser next year, but > focus on the cfai texts only. i would also change > my test taking strategy by writing much shorter > responses with a few key words. perhaps i would > take a prep course for a week or so. you might barely pass if you hit the mid point of those two scores – 45 AM and 72.5 PM. i have no way of knowing for sure, but i would not be surprised to see a very low MPS this year. the only person who seems confident about the morning thus far is mo34, so it’s possible that almost everyone did poorly on the AM section.
mo34 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am sorry to pick on you, but I worked as a > University professor for 3 years in the US and it > drove me crazy how students judge tests based on > whether or not they can ace them. > > The objective of the tests are three levels: > > 1 - Test your retention of some points > > 2 - Test the direct application of some > principles and concepts > > 3 - Extend what you have learned to apply it to > new situations you have not faced. > > Most of the test covered the first two aspects, > you should be able to get a high B based on only > those ( for a well written test), to get an A you > should be able to do part 3 as well. > > Putting you under time pressure is an alternative > to increasing the weight of part 3 (putting fewer > but harder questions) > > For some reason, many students feel entitled to > get an “A” because they have done everything they > were asked to do in the syllabus. That’s how the > American system works, I am glad the CFAI does not > operate like that, because it would become another > bogus piece of paper. > Your system seems sensible, about “going beyond the syllabus” being a requirement for an A; the only thing is that the syllabus and your first lecture should make clear that this is the case. They’ll still squabble, of course, but at least they won’t feel “surprised.” Of course, for us, that’s all “academic” now. I do think that I might go back to adjunct teaching in 15 years or so… I genuinely enjoyed the “act” of teaching, even if I didn’t like things about teaching as a career.