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How do you get your professor to remember you?
Follow the five tips below to ensure that your professor remembers your name:
- Actively participate in class.
- Introduce yourself after class.
- Show up to office hours.
- Send articles of interest.
- Join a club that your professor oversees or attend a guest lecture that your professor does on campus.
Are professors actually smart?
The intelligence of professors varies, like that of any other profession. For commonly understood meanings of “intelligence” the average professor is smarter than the average human, but there is a wide range. Also, not all professors are arrogant.
How much do students actually remember from a lecture?
In general, students capture only 20-40 percent of a lecture’s main ideas in their notes (Kiewra, 2002, p. 72). Without reviewing the lecture material, students remember less than 10 percent after three weeks (Bligh, 2000, p. 40).
How much do students remember what we teach?
Without reviewing the lecture material, students remember less than 10 percent after three weeks (Bligh, 2000, p. 40). All instructors hope that their lectures will be the exception, but these numbers present a clear challenge: How can we guarantee that students learn and remember what we teach?
Do professors perform “research?
Some acknowledge that they know professors perform “research,” but they only alluded to it in vague terms. Before I stepped into the academic world, my views were the same as the majority of my students.
How do you know if your professor is a dud?
Good professors who teach tough material tend to make themselves openly available during office hours, hold question-and-answer sessions when reviewing homework, and give thorough explanations when you get an answer wrong. However, your professor might really be a dud.