An Assistant Professor Designs His Fall Semester Class So That

question 31

Essay

An assistant professor designs his fall semester class so that a major homework assignment is due the day his students waltz into class to take their first exam. The results are mixed so he rewrites his exam for the spring semester and repeats the process, again collecting a major homework assignment on exam day and grading and returning both the homework assignments and exams the following class meeting. Use an appropriate tool from the tools for continuous improvement to analyze the data. What conclusions do you draw?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Homework grade } & \text { Exam Grade Spring } & \text { Exam Grade Fall } \\\hline 2 & 18 & 51 \\\hline 5 & 20 & 34 \\\hline 13 & 20 & 36 \\\hline 14 & 23 & 69 \\\hline 16 & 23 & 46 \\\hline 16 & 24 & 60 \\\hline 19 & 29 & 20 \\\hline 20 & 29 & 66 \\\hline 22 & 29 & 44 \\\hline 28 & 30 & 53 \\\hline 29 & 31 & 42 \\\hline 30 & 32 & 40 \\\hline 31 & 35 & 55 \\\hline 33 & 42 & 65 \\\hline 36 & 45 & 54 \\\hline 38 & 48 & 59 \\\hline 57 & 48 & 26 \\\hline 59 & 50 & 49 \\\hline 67 & 54 & 32 \\\hline 67 & 62 & 43 \\\hline 72 & 62 & 60 \\\hline 82 & 66 & 34 \\\hline 98 & 67 & 55 \\\hline\end{array}$$

Understand the role of brain imaging studies in elucidating the biological underpinnings of personality traits.

Grasp Hans Eysenck's dimensions of personality and his views on introversion and extraversion.

Distinguish between various trait theorists’ perspectives and their proposed dimensions/models of personality.

Recognize the aim of trait theorists in identifying and categorizing personality dimensions.

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Definitions:

ABAB Reversal Design

A research design involving repeated measures and alternations between a baseline period (A) and an intervention period (B), used to assess the effect of the intervention.

Chance Fluctuations

Variations in data or observations that are caused by random occurrences rather than specific causes or interventions.

Ethical Viewpoint

A perspective or stance on what is morally right or wrong, guiding the conduct and decisions in a particular domain such as business, medicine, or research.

ABAB Design

A type of experimental design used in behavior analysis where an initial baseline period (A) is followed by an intervention period (B), a return to baseline (A), and then a second intervention period (B) to observe changes in behavior.