FAQ/Misconceptions
- A misconception: There are no teachers, and they expect you to learn everything from the computers ("Nobody is there to teach me; I have to learn biology on my own." or "I can't learn in this class, since it is all self-taught!") - The facts
- The importance of this class: My advisor told me that I would get a better grade and not have to study so much if I took introductory biology at a community college. Why should I take this course at KSU?
- A misconception: This is a weedout course. - The facts
- A misconception: Half the class is failing this course. - The facts
- The attendance policy.
- Why "excused absences" are not allowed.
- The TESTS:
- A misconception: The test questions are tricky. - The facts
- A misconception: The tests are not written by my instructor; they are written by some guy who doesn't know what's going on in the course! - The facts
- A perceived problem: "I know all this stuff and still get bad test grades". - The facts
- A perceived problem: I don't know what to study for the tests. - The facts
- A perceived problem: Multiple-choice, computer-graded tests are hard! - The facts
- A question: Why do you have so many possible answers for these questions???? - The facts
- A question: Why don't you provide old tests for us to use as study guides? - The facts
