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Second, Light said, students in the long run most appreciate courses that have frequent "checkpoints," such as quizzes, problem sets and reports. Professors who give immediate feedback on both written and oral work are best appreciated by their students, he said...

Author: By Roger G. Kuo, | Title: Research Suggests Teaching Changes | 3/6/1990 | See Source »

...interested in re-shaping my own thoughts," Nagy says, adding that eventually he plans to publish a book similar to The Best of the Achaeans, but with signifcant changes. "I've learned a lot from feedback from Core students...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Writing the Text to Fit the Course--and Vice-Versa | 2/1/1990 | See Source »

When Franklin Roosevelt set out to rescue capitalism from the Depression, he had little use for rigidly defined objectives. Improvisation corrected by feedback, that was Roosevelt's way. "The country needs bold, persistent experimentation," he declared. "Take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it and try another. But above all try something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gorbachev Touch | 1/1/1990 | See Source »

...music, composed and directed by Jennifer Gierling and performed by "Negative Feedback" (Peter Lindberg, John Byrd, Michael Shindlinger, Martin Harris and Gierling), is an integral part of the performance. Unfortunately, most of the songs, performed by various actors throughout the play, take themselves too seriously and are too intense and angry to be really enjoyed...

Author: By Liza M. Velazquez, | Title: Tooth or Consequences | 11/17/1989 | See Source »

...critics notwithstanding, Gaia seems to be gaining in influence among both scientists and theologians. To some, Gaia's appeal is that it promises to end the long estrangement of Western science and religion. Even if the biosphere regulates the planet by feedback, Gaia still integrates living things and inanimate forces into a unified system, allowing both science and religion to look at life as something more than a mere accident. Says James Parks Morton, dean of New York City's St. John the Divine Episcopal Cathedral and a leading religious advocate of Gaia's: "The very nature of this hypothesis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ideas: How The Earth Maintains Life | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

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