Timeline for Should I mention in my personal statement that my poor performance in mathematics courses was due to the course delivery not being effective for me?
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| Jul 6, 2015 at 17:48 | comment | added | user32670 | I can understand your disillusionments about the way mathematics is assessed and taught at university level. I graduated with an MMath last year and can empathise. However, I don't think it would be a good idea to say this in an interview or personal statement, unless you mention how you benefited from having not done so well at some point. If you explain how it's shaped your personality and your attitude towards learning, then that can be seen as a positive. | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 16:51 | comment | added | P.Windridge | Also I think that even MSc courses are starting to involve regular assessment, are you sure about "the majority of courses for masters [...] only have a single exam" ? | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 16:50 | comment | added | P.Windridge | Hmm, but what percentage do these module assignments count for? In my experience they only count for a small amount e.g. %10-15, and the majority comes from the end of module exam. The assignment questions are rehashed from the exercise sheets. They are just to motivate you to spend a few hours with the exercises. To be honest you might come across as making excuses. | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 16:32 | history | edited | Mad Jack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 5, 2015 at 14:29 | answer | added | Michael Seifert | timeline score: 22 | |
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| Jul 5, 2015 at 13:20 | comment | added | Massimo Ortolano | @StephanKolassa: yes, it's the same system we have in Italy: no homework (I give homework to my students but is optional and doesn't count for the exam) and just one final exam. It worked perfectly for me, I wouldn't have liked the "continuous" grading system. | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 12:37 | comment | added | Stephan Kolassa | " I feel I could have done so much better with just having the single exams at the end of the semester because it takes me so long to get my head around mathematical concepts." - you may want to consider relocating elsewhere. For instance, this is exactly the system I found in France (in 1999, things may have changed since then). I couldn't deal with it at all. | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 12:28 | comment | added | Alexandros | "I think that this is wrong and that when studying maths, people should be given the opportunity to learn at their own pace and that the onslaught of assignments does not help". Personal opinions about how any subject should be taught are irrelevant to anyone else but you. Why do you expect that stating such an opinion would work in your favor? | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 11:45 | history | asked | user232183 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |