Do average hs students become doctors and vets?

Data10
Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:38:12 +0000

Data, you like data, I like data. But it’s important to carefully put findings in context and question whether they represent universals or just inquiries. And whether they apply to the questions at hand. Same for our experiences. That’s all.

My point was the linked study was not just an inquiry. It was a legitimate study that tried to determine whether the referenced common criticisms about the intro biology classes emphasizing rote memorization were accurate or not by analyzing nearly 10,000 assessment items provided by 50 faculty who teach a large number of classes at a large number of schools. They concluded that most of the assessment items corresponded to the lowest possible level of Bloom’s cognitive scale – essentially parroting back information without required understanding of the information. Only 7% of the assessment items corresponded to the upper 2/3 of the cognitive levels – application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

I agree that med school is a different story and requires different skills to succeed than undergrad intro biology classes.

By the way, my username is a reference to a nickname I received based on the character from Star Trek, rather than a love for data.