As I flew back home for this Christmas break, two of my finals were graded and posted. They weren't as good as I wanted it to be, or even expected. I put my best on it. Now, it became clear I'm most likely to get B's on at least these two classes. I hope I pull out A on the other one.
I didn't think it would be an easy semester, but rather I knew it would be one of the hardest. The reason is that from previous semester, I knew the professors were not good at teaching.
One professor taught two of my three classes and another did the other. And they are from other countries. And first I would mention that language was not the issue. But, the problem is their teaching method. Or should I say skill?
Their primary method is to let PowerPoint somehow teach the classes. They flood slide shows with words and equations. What happens is that my brain stop interpreting the things on the screen. There is too much information.
Reviewing them for tests becomes time-consuming task. And I don't get much out of it. After the exam is over, it's gone.
For a research class, my professor did not perform calculation on chalkboard. She simply put equations on PowerPoint. Excuse me? This is not a class for math problem solving strategy. And when you learn new equations, is it not better to see someone actually do calculation? She was same with budgeting class.
For this matter, American professors tend to have better skills on lecturing. I was actually worried since all my professors are non-American. And they don't know that PowerPoint is just supplement to lecture and not your own textbook.
I hope they take those evaluations seriously and improve their teaching.
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