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08-13-2007, 09:13 AM
| | |  Hogwarts "provides lessons in teaching dos and don'ts"
Dr Conn, who has published two papers on education in the Harry Potter books, said Professor Severus Snape offered an example of how not to teach - asking closed questions on unstudied topics which served only to humiliate the young students.
At the opposite end of the teaching spectrum, Professor Minerva McGonagall showed her students what they could aspire to, by changing a desk into a pig and then setting them a task of turning a matchstick into a needle, achieving the same results. Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Conn "One of the most important activities that takes place in this institution is the assessment of the core knowledge, skills and attitudes its students are expected to master to become competent and independent practitioners of magic," she said.
"An external examining body, the Wizarding Examinations Authority, oversees the development and implementation of assessment procedures at Hogwarts.
"There is a series of steps, informed by contemporary educational theory, which internal and external examining bodies need to follow to gather meaningful data about student performance."
Source: Harry Potter News - Wizard News  | |
08-13-2007, 11:52 PM
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|  !!!!Awesome!!!!Jobberknoll
Join Date: May 2004 Location: in Howarts offcourse
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wow!! really interesting
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08-14-2007, 12:39 AM
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| | Graphorn
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fangtasia.
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Fifth Year | Chris Cookie Siriusly In Love
Umbridge and Lockhart have to be worse than Snape. Undoubtedly.
I agree abt McGonagall, though I think Lupin was equally noteworthy :] | |
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08-14-2007, 12:45 AM
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I love reading these sorts of in-depth writings by very, very intelligent, educated people. It's fantastic to see that HP has even invaded the world of academics and the minds of people like this! | |
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08-14-2007, 02:00 AM
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| | Chizpurfle
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: EST (GMT -5)
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Everything relates to HP! -luvs on HP- | |
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08-14-2007, 02:13 AM
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| | Nogtail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hogwarts School of W
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I could read the true meaning within.
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08-14-2007, 03:58 AM
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| | Puffskein
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great idea, i like the comparisons. ^^ I don't understand what you mean Rebelgirl. Don't you think lockhart would be a don't? Is that what you meant? | |
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08-14-2007, 09:14 AM
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| | Swedish Short-Snout
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I would say don't teach like Umbridge, lol, but that's just me.
And I love how just about anything has some HP relation... haha
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08-14-2007, 12:13 PM
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| Keeper of Ginny's AttitudeBatty Bella Knarl
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dancing in the rain.
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very cool!!
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08-14-2007, 12:58 PM
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| | Fire Slug
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ♥♣♥~Hogwarts~♥♣♥
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Cool interview, In my opinion Snape has got to be the worst teacher closely followed by Umbridge.
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08-15-2007, 09:19 PM
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| | Hippogriff
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Hehe, you could do a six degrees of separation on everything and it would all come back to HP wouldn't it!
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08-16-2007, 01:50 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a pineapple. <3
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Hmm, totally true. | |
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08-22-2007, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the TARDIS
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That's really interesting. | |
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