Guest guest Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Dear teachers of TCM in the States I was just curious as to what type of questions and level of questions that colleges in the States give their herb students, In particular I am interested in first year herbolgy. I teach 1st yr herbology over a 3 term period, 9 weeks x 3 terms, at 3 hours a week. An exam is at the end of each term.We use Bensky/Clavey eg questions - List 3 key characeristics of huang bai. -What are the contraindications for long dan cao? -ma huang treats asthma . T or F or something like -explain the use of huang lian and xi xin and how their natures help each other. I would be curious how hard or easy your standard is. Heiko Lade M.H.Sc.(TCM) Lecturer and clinic supervisor Auckland College of Natural Medicine Website: www.acnm.co.nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Dear Heiko, I teach exactly what you teach: first year herbology over a one year period, but 15 weeks x 3 terms, 3 hours a week, so the course is a total of 135 hours. I have attached a few sample questions from my final exam for herbs 3 from 2003, which covers tonics. My third trimester final exam is not cumulative for the entire year, only for the trimester. I found your questions to be good, except the one on Ma Huang (too easy!). I also don't like to mix true/false questions into an exam that also contains multiple choice and essay questions, because there is a 50% chance of getting it right by guessing. I do like to use comparisons for at least part of my exam, so students really need to know the herbs and their properties intimately. Julie Chambers - Heiko Lade Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:33 PM herb exam questions Dear teachers of TCM in the States I was just curious as to what type of questions and level of questions that colleges in the States give their herb students, In particular I am interested in first year herbolgy. I teach 1st yr herbology over a 3 term period, 9 weeks x 3 terms, at 3 hours a week. An exam is at the end of each term.We use Bensky/Clavey eg questions - List 3 key characeristics of huang bai. -What are the contraindications for long dan cao? -ma huang treats asthma . T or F or something like -explain the use of huang lian and xi xin and how their natures help each other. I would be curious how hard or easy your standard is. Heiko Lade M.H.Sc.(TCM) Lecturer and clinic supervisor Auckland College of Natural Medicine Website: www.acnm.co.nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I like to add mechanisms so that students get the big picture and theory behind it all too. For example: Which of the following properties allows Ma Huang to release the exterior? bitter pungent green illegal, etc. On Sep 15, 2005, at 9:31 PM, JulieJ8 wrote: > Dear Heiko, > > I teach exactly what you teach: first year herbology over a one > year period, but 15 weeks x 3 terms, 3 hours a week, so the course > is a total of 135 hours. I have attached a few sample questions > from my final exam for herbs 3 from 2003, which covers tonics. My > third trimester final exam is not cumulative for the entire year, > only for the trimester. I found your questions to be good, except > the one on Ma Huang (too easy!). I also don't like to mix true/ > false questions into an exam that also contains multiple choice and > essay questions, because there is a 50% chance of getting it right > by guessing. I do like to use comparisons for at least part of my > exam, so students really need to know the herbs and their > properties intimately. > > Julie Chambers > > > - > Heiko Lade > > Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:33 PM > herb exam questions > > > Dear teachers of TCM in the States > I was just curious as to what type of questions and level of > questions that colleges in the States give their herb students, > In particular I am interested in first year herbolgy. > I teach 1st yr herbology over a 3 term period, 9 weeks x 3 terms, > at 3 hours a week. An exam is at the end of each term.We use Bensky/ > Clavey > eg questions > - List 3 key characeristics of huang bai. > -What are the contraindications for long dan cao? > -ma huang treats asthma . T or F > or something like > -explain the use of huang lian and xi xin and how their natures > help each other. -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Al, Since I like to teach by category (as I know you do too), I'd say one of the first things my students learn about the entire category of releasing the exterior is that there is pungency. Therefore, I would consider this a very elementary question and rather too easy. But I do agree with your approach. Julie - Friday, September 16, 2005 10:23 AM Re: herb exam questions I like to add mechanisms so that students get the big picture and theory behind it all too. For example: Which of the following properties allows Ma Huang to release the exterior? bitter pungent green illegal, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I consider those commonalities to a category to be the most important thing to teach. I figure that if I can get students to know which category an herb belongs to after taking a year's worth of herbs, we're ahead of the curve. The more they know about mechanisms and properties as applied to a category, the less they have to memorize (and later forget). I try not to load up my students with data, but stress those mechanisms and properties. They can be exposed to all the functions in class, but I test mostly on those key ideas unique to the category. As for the difficulty of the test, I'm at a crossroads on that one. Mostly, I want them to walk away with what I've described above, but there's the added complication with test difficulty leading to student complaints leading to termination of employment. Kind of a rate limiting step in the advancement of a profession, don't you think? -al. On Sep 16, 2005, at 9:33 AM, JulieJ8 wrote: > Al, > > Since I like to teach by category (as I know you do too), I'd say > one of the first things my students learn about the entire category > of releasing the exterior is that there is pungency. Therefore, I > would consider this a very elementary question and rather too easy. > But I do agree with your approach. > > Julie > > > - > > > Friday, September 16, 2005 10:23 AM > Re: herb exam questions > > > I like to add mechanisms so that students get the big picture and > theory behind it all too. > > For example: > > Which of the following properties allows Ma Huang to release the > exterior? > > bitter > pungent > green > illegal, etc. > > -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Julie I didn't get that attachment Perhaps email direct to heikolade.acnm regards Heiko Lade M.H.Sc.(TCM) Lecturer and clinic supervisor Auckland College of Natural Medicine Website: www.acnm.co.nz - JulieJ8 Friday, September 16, 2005 4:31 PM Re: herb exam questions Dear Heiko, I teach exactly what you teach: first year herbology over a one year period, but 15 weeks x 3 terms, 3 hours a week, so the course is a total of 135 hours. I have attached a few sample questions from my final exam for herbs 3 from 2003, which covers tonics. My third trimester final exam is not cumulative for the entire year, only for the trimester. I found your questions to be good, except the one on Ma Huang (too easy!). I also don't like to mix true/false questions into an exam that also contains multiple choice and essay questions, because there is a 50% chance of getting it right by guessing. I do like to use comparisons for at least part of my exam, so students really need to know the herbs and their properties intimately. Julie Chambers - Heiko Lade Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:33 PM herb exam questions Dear teachers of TCM in the States I was just curious as to what type of questions and level of questions that colleges in the States give their herb students, In particular I am interested in first year herbolgy. I teach 1st yr herbology over a 3 term period, 9 weeks x 3 terms, at 3 hours a week. An exam is at the end of each term.We use Bensky/Clavey eg questions - List 3 key characeristics of huang bai. -What are the contraindications for long dan cao? -ma huang treats asthma . T or F or something like -explain the use of huang lian and xi xin and how their natures help each other. I would be curious how hard or easy your standard is. Heiko Lade M.H.Sc.(TCM) Lecturer and clinic supervisor Auckland College of Natural Medicine Website: www.acnm.co.nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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