There is always at least one difficult question in most exams I have done.
When I did GCSE level the last question was by far the hardest.
I dint understand teh question to start with but worked through it logically and got it right. I got a grade A.
The same happened in City and Guild industrial electronics exam.
The last question gave a thyristor circuit and asked questions about it.
Sadly the circuit had a short in it so in real life didnt work.
The tutor got in touch with city and guilds and they reduced the pass mark to account for it. I managed to get distinctions.
We also did a Radio and TV electronics examination board exam where we had to build a circuit up and had to fault find a few circuit boards. The circuits and faults were very easy.
When I did GCSE level the last question was by far the hardest.
I dint understand teh question to start with but worked through it logically and got it right. I got a grade A.
The same happened in City and Guild industrial electronics exam.
The last question gave a thyristor circuit and asked questions about it.
Sadly the circuit had a short in it so in real life didnt work.
The tutor got in touch with city and guilds and they reduced the pass mark to account for it. I managed to get distinctions.
We also did a Radio and TV electronics examination board exam where we had to build a circuit up and had to fault find a few circuit boards. The circuits and faults were very easy.
I don't see why such a trivial question should be a problem. Clearly, the students are incapable of simple reasoning.
They tend to be taught the maths of things and dont concentrate on real life problems.
If the question had said find a minimum (0) then they would have been able to do that.
OK how about a simple arithmetic question?
Add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 (inclusive).
No pencil & paper, no calculator, no iPad and no cell-phone.
Should take well less than 2 minutes.
Add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 (inclusive).
No pencil & paper, no calculator, no iPad and no cell-phone.
Should take well less than 2 minutes.
Should be less than 20seconds for us slow fellas and the girls will do it in less than 10seconds.
^^^ +1 AndrewT
It goes totally against logic that there are so few women (relatively speaking) in the sciences and engineering.
It goes totally against logic that there are so few women (relatively speaking) in the sciences and engineering.
We had one girl doing the Civil Engineering course in 1968. Can't recall if she qualified.
In the decades since, the proportion of females has built up considerably.
I would not be surprised if they make up 30% now, but I would be very surprised if they neared 50%.
Engineering just doesn't seem to "turn them on".
I have worked with a few female Engineers, but very few.
Whereas in Teaching, we males are vastly outnumbered.
I was taught, A pint of cold water weighs a pound and a quarter. Trading standards use a calibrated weight and a thermometer to measure your pint of beer
Stuart
Stuart
Logic? What has logic got to do with gender differences?mondogenerator said:
I find it illogical that so many people are surprised by gender imbalance (in any profession) and wish to 'correct' it, when it is known that there are gender differences in both abilities and preferences. Don't get me wrong; I have known and worked with some excellent female engineers and scientists, but I still expect (and find) that most women are completely uninterested in such things and they find it baffling that some women would want to be an engineer. I find it baffling that some men want to be midwives.
Isn't M. Curie still the only 2 time 2 field Nobel laureate? C'mon guys let's catch up!🙂
As an aside, I saw this quote yesterday:
"Math is like love - a simple idea but it can get complicated."
As an aside, I saw this quote yesterday:
"Math is like love - a simple idea but it can get complicated."
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Well in my experience of being taught (secondary(1990-97) HE(2007-15)) I would disagree.
The ladies taught me biology, maths, comms engineering, C programming.
Everything else was taught by a male.
Hahaha logic in the sense of ability leading to corresponding career? The women I have studied with over the years have eclipsed all the men in 'hard' abstracts (maths, science, etcetc) - none ended up in a career using these skills. None.
I guess in the end femininity leads them to exploit their Soft skills. Or society accepts women taking a softer path more readily.
I don't seek to redress the balance, it just seems illogical to go into a career which doesn't use your greatest skill set - other than for personal fulfillment.
On that note, despite being fairly good at what I do, I am also good at other things (I am or was a pretty good artist and musician) and I couldve gone either way. Sometimes I think id make a better artist. Try paying my mortgage on that though hahaha.
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