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00:01 So what you're looking at here is distribution of the first exam. So

00:06 is just exam scores. And what I do after each examines,

00:10 will post a power point, to blackboard showing you not only the

00:16 for that exam, but also a showing the distribution of grades and which

00:24 not only exams, but also your hat and sapling grades. So what

00:29 want to do is I wanna talk you about what this means. So

00:32 is the only time I'll do a about test grades. The rest of

00:36 will be those power point. What looking at is really just the class

00:42 for everyone who took the exam So can see over here. Um,

00:47 we have is we have the highs low grade. So Max grade was

00:50 98. Low grade was a 22 grade meaning. The very middle grade

00:55 60 60 averages about a 64.8. right, and this is very typical

01:00 my class. This is what I'm for. I want a knave ridge

01:05 a 60 70. So if you used to hire averages. I want

01:10 welcome you to a class where I for lower average. And many of

01:15 right now are probably panicking because you've never gotten grades this slow. And

01:20 what I want to tell you first off, you don't panic.

01:25 the exam is designed for you to a average between 60 and 70 and

01:30 guys got an average of a 65 you've done exactly what I wanted you

01:34 do. All right? Now what want to point out, though,

01:39 that I want everyone to do really well. I just designed these

01:44 so that we don't end up with whole bunch of 100 because hundreds are

01:48 useless in telling me whether or not actually are learning information. I could

01:53 a really eggs the easy examine to a really hard exam. You could

01:56 the exact same thing. But what trying to do is we're trying to

02:00 it so that I'm coming back to so that we can see where people

02:09 . All right, so we're trying create it so that it's not bumped

02:13 against that and just so that you get a cent a curve that looks

02:17 this tells us nothing, right? so if you're used to being in

02:22 where the majority of class gets you're not determining who's who's learning

02:27 what you're learning learning is that the or the person writing the exams doesn't

02:33 how to write exam. All so what I want you to do

02:37 I want you to first understand before start panicking. And really Like I

02:42 , I don't want you to but I want you to think about

02:44 is an exam. Alright, Many you have put this weight in your

02:49 this that an exam is somehow a of your character. What I want

02:52 point out is that an exam is very, very simple thing. It

02:55 measure who you are as a It doesn't matter how smart you

02:59 Doesn't tell you how much time you into studying. It doesn't tell whether

03:03 not you're gonna be good going into health professions. None of that is

03:07 be seen in an exam, especially in a class like what we're

03:11 All in exam is designed to do measured how well you learn the subject

03:17 notice. It doesn't say time you . A lot of you have already

03:22 me saying I spent a lot of studying and I thought I did.

03:25 ? I thought I knew this The answer is that's not a measure

03:31 understanding time. Studying is not a of how well you learn something.

03:36 way you measure how well you learn is how well you're able to reproduce

03:41 information under a an examination of some now granted in life, you're not

03:47 be given multiple choice exams except in classroom. But if someone came up

03:52 you and ask you something and I want you to tell me this

03:56 if you knew the information to be to tell them if you didn't know

03:59 information, you say I don't That's an example of a real life

04:04 . And what we're trying to do get you to the point that you

04:10 what it is that we are learning the class now if you are and

04:15 gonna use the word here. Great person who puts incredible amount of weight

04:20 value on grades. First off, need you to stop it. But

04:24 know that that me telling you to it isn't gonna be good enough.

04:27 I need you to do is understand there is a relationship between how well

04:32 learn the material and the grades that getting. If you learn the

04:37 your grades will naturally follow. So you're the person that is desperate for

04:43 big giant letter All right, then you need to do is you need

04:48 figure out how do I learn the ? Well, all right, so

04:55 back up a second, all I told you, it's not time

04:58 panic. Many of you are sitting going Oh, no, I better

05:00 drop the class. And that's not I'm telling you to do, all

05:04 ? It is quite possible for everyone learn all the material that's in this

05:09 , and it's quite possible for everyone earn and a it's just a matter

05:12 putting in the effort. So what wanna do is I want to break

05:15 very, very quickly why you shouldn't . All right, First off,

05:19 is just one exam. You have examined in the class. You have

05:23 more exams to go. So if got a great that you're dissatisfied

05:27 What that should tell you is that didn't learn the material well enough for

05:32 first exam. That doesn't mean you're for the count. You still have

05:36 other exams that you could take. you need to make adjustments now so

05:40 you can perform better on the next and on the next examine for

05:44 the next examine for that. your exams aren't the only grade you

05:50 in the class. The class consists 80% exam, right, But you

05:57 have another 20% that you're doing on side. All right, so this

06:03 or or reduces the blow that a exam could have. So if you're

06:09 your effort into studying and working through problems and answering the questions and doing

06:16 you've been assigned already patting yourself in , you can get a near perfect

06:21 perfect score in this environment, which gonna, uh, back up or

06:28 what you're doing on the exams, right, so if you're not doing

06:32 on the exams, what you're doing on the homework that's telling you you're

06:35 internalizing it, but at least it's gonna make Your Grace offer as poorly

06:39 they could or would be. If this was just a exam based class

06:44 honestly 5, 10 years ago, all you would have had this

06:49 there would have been no homework All right, so it's just by

06:53 that you know the way that technology worked. It's allowed us to introduce

06:58 and problems and stuff. The other I would tell you is that you're

07:03 alone, and I know it feels you're alone or it might feel like

07:07 overwhelming. You don't know what's going the stuff. But remember, I'm

07:12 to help you, you know, you should be able to come and

07:16 me during my office hours every Tuesday Thursday at 10 o'clock. I am

07:21 teams and I'm waiting for people to up to come ask me questions.

07:24 day at 11 o'clock are at 11 , I log out of my office

07:30 having not answered a single question. if you're struggling with the material or

07:34 don't know what's going on, come talk to me. I'm not gonna

07:37 mad at you. I want to you. That's what my job

07:41 You know, normally what I'd say , come visit me in my

07:44 But since we're not coming onto we can't do that. So we

07:48 to do this awkward. You uh, you know, digital,

07:53 know, interface. That just isn't fun. But if you have

07:58 don't be afraid to do it. , if you're the way that you

08:02 resulted in a grade that you were with, you need to go watch

08:07 video I talked about on how to . All right, I told you

08:11 works and what doesn't work. The that you did in high school doesn't

08:17 . I'm just gonna tell you up , it does not work. It

08:19 not get you the grades that you . You will end up with a

08:22 in the class or even worse, because I don't like you. Not

08:27 , um, I have some evil that I'm doing, but because what

08:31 didn't high school is incredibly inefficient. given the amount of work that you

08:35 to do and how you need to the information, it's not going to

08:38 you the grades that you want. you need to learn how to organize

08:44 and how to internalize it so that are learning. Remember, that's the

08:48 word. Here I am learning information that my grades reflect what I

08:56 All right, so you need to it and see how it's done.

09:01 then you actually need to change how done. Alright, If you can't

09:05 how it's done, then you're gonna to be satisfied with the grades that

09:08 gonna end up with. You'd be how many people go. Yeah,

09:12 know these are the things I need do, but I'm just too

09:14 They don't usually say I'm too but they just I don't want to

09:17 the other way is just more But if you're not going to

09:22 don't be surprised if your grades do same. The last thing I finally

09:27 , and this is something that a of people keep missing of the concept

09:31 the keep asking, Is there a on the test? There's no curves

09:34 the test. The place where you're to see the curve is in the

09:37 grade. All right, that's what interested in is what is the final

09:41 gonna look like in the class? right. And so what we're gonna

09:44 is we're gonna do all the and we're just gonna add things

09:47 And then what we're gonna see is gonna see what that distribution is,

09:50 then we apply the curve. And just as an example, all

09:54 If I had to turn into grade now, this is what the distribution

09:59 like. And you can see that a little bit different than that first

10:03 that we saw. All right? so you can see here for my

10:06 . Ah, hard fail. There's f is a 50. That number

10:10 ever changes. What I'm basically saying , if you can't cross the street

10:15 out of rarely two times about getting by a car, then you're not

10:18 enough. All right, so basically is my is my heart fail in

10:23 class? But after that up here where we have our distribution are

10:28 And so what we've done here is done a statistical analysis. It's what

10:33 calling f distribution, and I've determined that curve should look like.

10:38 technically speaking, you're a would be way up here just mathematically. But

10:43 not fair to anybody because no one ever get it. And so what

10:46 use is I use the standard boundaries 80 70 60 on down to kind

10:52 determine what the what the boundary If the math doesn't favor you and

10:57 you can see it here, the doesn't favor. So the eighth right

11:03 if I had to turn in grades a 90. But for a

11:10 the bee isn't an 80. the B starts around a 75.6 after

11:15 first exam and then a C after first exam begins somewhere around 56.7.

11:22 as I mentioned, the F is hard fail. So there is that

11:26 time now. This includes your test that should be in 80 not us

11:33 . Sorry, right. Your test , plus your top hat average.

11:38 all those little problems and assignments you top hat way add up the total

11:43 of points, total number of points can get earned, uh, over

11:48 total. I mean, it's really total points that you earned, divided

11:51 the total number of points that you have earned. And that's how you

11:54 that average. All right, that's I put into blackboard and then the

11:59 . It's the same sort of I just averaging each of the individual

12:03 . And so that's how you get other 10% so you can see now

12:07 curve relative to where we started with little bit shifted to the right.

12:12 , after the second exam, you're have more top hat grade. You'll

12:17 more sapling grades and you'll have more average. I mean, you'll have

12:21 tests, and so this curve will , and it will continue to change

12:25 each unit. Typically, what we , because you can see right down

12:29 , I'm just gonna circle votes those grades right there, Those nine people

12:34 dropped the class, given that their air probably zeros. All right,

12:38 just haven't officially dropped the class. so they're pulling the average down,

12:44 ? Similar with some of these right here, those air probably scores the

12:48 who basically started the class but never the exam. And so they're greater

12:53 things down. Once these students leave class than these numbers are gonna naturally

12:59 up to an area where they normally , which is closer to 80 this

13:04 be closer to about 65. That's guess. I'm not saying those were

13:08 numbers. That's just a guess based history. For those of you who

13:11 yourself down in this range, are dead in the water? Are you

13:15 to fail? The answer is If you do the changes that I

13:20 you're going to see your grades rise . If you do your top hat

13:24 , if you do your sapling you will naturally move yourself in this

13:29 . All right, The better you , the higher you will go.

13:33 , if you find yourself in the range, you're gonna move yourself upward

13:38 in fact, this is true for . All right, Everybody can move

13:44 shift themselves to the right. And it will affect where the curve

13:49 . But ultimately you will see that curve primarily effects people who find themselves

13:55 the DNC rain. All right, you're not doomed. So if you

14:00 that you've got a 50 on the exam and you think that it's the

14:04 of the world, It's not the of the world, Alright, It's

14:08 to buckle down and figure out whether not this is an area you wanna

14:11 . And if it's not, that's . No one's gonna be mad at

14:14 . You can go and find a feel that you're interested in. But

14:18 this is where you want to spend rest of your life, you're gonna

14:22 to make some changes. All No one is gonna hand a career

14:27 you. You have tow work for . All right. So the question

14:31 I normally get around this time is it time for me to drop the

14:36 ? I didn't get the grades I Should I drop? And the answer

14:39 always always always this early. Not . No. All right,

14:45 that's an easy thing to say. what I want you to think about

14:49 where the drop date is. All ? It's gonna be about a month

14:53 now, Literally. About the time we're finishing our third exam. All

14:58 . I can't remember. I think third exam falls on the drop

15:01 Or it might be like the day . I mean, the day

15:05 Remember? Exactly. So really, answer is you Onley drop a class

15:11 you're at the deadline. Because you be using this time now where you

15:17 unsatisfied and saying, Oh, I'm satisfied. I need to work

15:22 You need thio demonstrate what we call . All right? It's basically experiencing

15:30 and learning from the mistakes. All , That is how you become better

15:36 something, Alright. When you overcome , you're never gonna get better if

15:42 never challenged. All right, That's all of this stuff is right

15:46 All right. This is actually a good meme, right? It says

15:49 ? Its success. We think of is what We can see somebody that

15:53 wealthy or or whatnot that there No, no, underneath all that

15:58 is all this hard work that they to get there. Alright, It's

16:04 things like failure and pain and right? It's being ableto work hard

16:11 achieve those goals. All right, I would point out that, you

16:18 , with regard to dropping the class dough I drop you don't drop with

16:23 C A C means I pass with . You Onley drop if you have

16:28 d or an F. So think how far that is in the

16:30 If you have a d or enough now, you're not stopping. You're

16:33 work hard unless you're really not committed you're ready to quit. But I

16:39 that you guys really want to go your professions that you are already thinking

16:43 . You are having interest in so work for it. All

16:47 And then you Onley drop if your can't be rescued, so there's a

16:52 component to it. So if you a d and all it takes is

16:55 little bit of extra effort to bring to C minus or C, then

16:59 do that you don't drop the class oh, I might get a

17:03 Now you work beyond that. The thing is is going to remember that

17:10 costing you a lot of money to the class. Alright? And I've

17:14 seen since since the examined today and I am gonna open the

17:18 You guys look at dominance in the . Since that we've already had four

17:23 dropped the class. That's $1000 that just gone. Gone forever.

17:30 And if you took a loan if you're not only paying the 1000

17:35 dollars, it is. But you're playing the interest on top of

17:38 And if you're from out of it's even more so. So don't

17:42 the money. Figure out how to better at what it is that you're

17:45 doing right, Right? And there are more exams. Mawr exams

17:52 other opportunities for you to bring your up so we don't quit. Now

17:57 wait to see whether or not um it's time to do so.

18:03 then, Lastly, if you really thinking about dropping even at this

18:07 do not drop right now. I'm you, don't do that. Come

18:10 talk to the professor. That means come and talk to me during office

18:14 and asked the question because nine times of 10 you don't really understand what

18:19 grade represents. Even if you have formula as simple as this sitting in

18:24 of you, you've got to be to calculate your grade. You need

18:26 understand it relative to what the curve . I've seen students drop my

18:33 both freshmen, all the way up senior with B pluses because they couldn't

18:37 simple calculations. They focused too heavily the numbers, and they didn't understand

18:42 those numbers meant. So if you're about it, I'm not gonna talk

18:45 out of dropping out of the If I think it's good for

18:47 I'll stay you. You should probably out while you can and then come

18:51 and rescued right at another time. if I think that you're able to

18:55 it, I'll tell you. But not going to tell you to do

18:58 thing or the other. Ultimately, up to you to make those kinds

19:01 decisions so big picture here is Look what? Because I'm gonna be opening

19:07 the exams tomorrow around right after right around when office hours begin,

19:13 want you to go. And I you to look at those exams,

19:16 I want you to ask two questions yourself. I want you Look at

19:19 question that you missed and say, did I miss it? All

19:22 And if you missed it because you know the answer, then that means

19:26 didn't study right. And you need figure out how to study. That's

19:29 you need to figure out. If missed it and you knew the

19:33 you somehow picked it wrong. Then need to figure out a way to

19:37 answer. I mean, to not back and change answers or pick the

19:41 answers again. I talk about And how you studying How you take

19:45 in that video that I posted. one of you is capable of getting

19:51 A in this course. And I that for each of you. But

19:54 not just gonna hand it to you to work for it. So go

19:58 take a look at those exams after looked at the exams. If there's

20:03 I've got to be real clear if there's anything that you didn't

20:07 why you got wrong first you need go look up and figure it out

20:10 . But if you can't figure it after that point, then come and

20:13 me and I'll be happy to talk you about it. But the truth

20:16 , is with 400 students, I answer every question that you got

20:21 Alright? If I did that for one of you, we would never

20:24 able to meet at all until I , we'd still be dealing students up

20:28 the 2nd and 3rd exam. just for the first one. So

20:32 job is to figure out why you the question and look up the correct

20:38 . All right, But then if see something wrong, examples I will

20:41 ah, 100% upfront. Sometimes I the wrong answer. You know that

20:46 on me and I'll go back and correct it for everybody. Right?

20:50 I want you to approach me with but on Lee, uh, those

20:55 that you do know that you didn't you can't figure out what the answers

20:59 why or why you got it but you should be able to look

21:02 everything. So with that in that's 20 minutes of me rambling on

21:07 this. In the future, you'll just those two. Those two

21:11 right? Or those two graphs you'll . What does the distribution look like

21:15 the exam? Don't spend a lot time focusing on that. Use that

21:19 Lee as a tool to see where are relative to everybody else. All

21:24 . And then the second one is is my great look like? Figure

21:27 calculation room and figure out where you on that curve. Do not trust

21:32 for figuring out your grade. It never give you the right grade.

21:35 is incapable. It is the first of software for determining grades. So

21:42 do your own math. Figure out that is. All right with

21:47 I'm gonna leave you. And hopefully start seeing a couple of you guys

21:51 up during office

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