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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...year ago, an accreditation report by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges criticized the QRR at Harvard for being superficial...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Does the QRR Test Enough? | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...There is a sense among us that we need to do a better job in teaching people how to think using quantitative methods far beyond what the present requirement actually defines," says McKay Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis, who is a member of the QRR committee...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Does the QRR Test Enough? | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...year review of the Core Curriculum, issued to the faculty last month, the QRR subcommittee reported that it was considering making the QRR part of the Core Curriculum...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Does the QRR Test Enough? | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

Because the requirement is currently "extracurricular"--there is no required coursework--students do not take the QRR seriously, the report says. In fact, students spend little time on the subject, studying just enough to pass the exams, the report adds...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Does the QRR Test Enough? | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...QRR faculty made both tests more difficult this year, and as a result more than 300 people failed the computer test, up from fewer than 100 last year, according to QRR officials. But they stress that the harder tests are not the answer...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Does the QRR Test Enough? | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

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