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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.30,0:00:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to take this opportunity to say something to all of your about the midterm —
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.56,0:00:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both to those of you who took the exam
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.15,0:00:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to those of you who did not.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.01,0:00:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me begin by congratulating all of the folks
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.89,0:00:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were able to sit down and do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.92,0:00:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that for many of you, this was the first time in many years that you have taken an exam.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.90,0:00:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a stressful thing to find the time to prepare
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.50,0:00:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then to go through the rigours of a three-hour closed-book exam
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.88,0:00:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which you consulted no notes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.35,0:00:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now that you have done it, you can see that you have what it takes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.29,0:00:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to formulate your thoughts on sociological themes and concepts and theories in a coherent way.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.83,0:00:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we are about to begin a new process, called “peer assessment,”
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.14,0:00:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which you will be asked to evaluate up to five exams from your fellow students.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.24,0:01:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’ll be using a rubric that we’ve designed here at Princeton.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.30,0:01:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should know that this rubric is not only based on my initial opinion about the correct answers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.12,0:01:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also upon our analysis of a large number of exams
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.40,0:01:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were turned in over the past few days.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.68,0:01:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, I noticed that you guys did not get the answer that I had expected,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.91,0:01:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that you wrote something else that showed an understanding of the material.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.11,0:01:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those students who did not receive many points for the answers I had stipulated,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.06,0:01:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have added the possibility that you can get a certain number of make-up points.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.76,0:01:40.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These make-up points are based on additional correct answers that emerged from your responses.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.27,0:01:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you go through the process of peer assessment,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.39,0:01:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is the possibility that you will suddenly feel discouraged by what you wrote —
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.47,0:01:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sudden recognition that your exam is not as strong as it could have been
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.74,0:01:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can lead many people to think that they are not good enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.75,0:02:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone who comes to that conclusion would be making a big mistake at this early stage.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.94,0:02:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to focus not on the score that you get —
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.81,0:02:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that you {\i1}think{\i0} you will get — on this or that question,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.34,0:02:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but on using this experience of peer assessment to learn the material.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.94,0:02:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the process is over, I will talk to you again
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.54,0:02:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how to think about these results in a constructive way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.78,0:02:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just remember one thing: Our focus here is on enhancing learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.77,0:02:36.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you keep a positive focus and don’t let yourself get discouraged,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.11,0:02:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my prediction is that you will learn the material
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.50,0:02:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, by the final, you will also become a much better test taker.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.48,0:02:49.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also want to say something to people who did {\i1}not{\i0} take the midterm.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.61,0:02:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many ways of getting something out of this class.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.72,0:02:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even if you did not take the exam,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.38,0:02:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know from your participation in the forums
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.42,0:03:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you too are learning a great deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.93,0:03:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although you cannot officially complete the class without taking the midterm,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.23,0:03:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are welcome to take the final and to see how you do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.25,0:03:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To everyone in this class:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.34,0:03:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please do not think that my respect for you is based on the various numbers that you receive on this midterm
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.04,0:03:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even whether you took the exam in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.28,0:03:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been enormously impressed by your ongoing participation in the course forums,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.33,0:03:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I believe there are many ways to demonstrate to oneself and others
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.48,0:03:37.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a more systematic understanding of the social world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.38,0:03:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So those of you who are doing the peer assessment, get to work!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.50,0:03:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will be asked to assess up to five papers before you can get your own results.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.72,0:03:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember, there is no online seminar this week;
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.08,0:03:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we all have enough work to do with the midterm as it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.24,0:03:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll see all of you again on Monday,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.56,0:03:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we will be talking about being alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.78,0:04:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being in groups, and being in networks.