Exam Techniques: How Dr. John Patrick’s Use of Precis Helps Students Think Critically

In this podcast, Dr. John Patrick discusses the concept of a precis and how it can be used to better understand text. He shares a personal story of how he first encountered the technique while working as a professor and how it led him to re-evaluate his examination techniques. Dr. Patrick explains that, in the 21st century, students have access to better recall tools than their own memory, and that his job as a professor is to help them understand when to trust the information they find on the internet or in their pocket. He goes on to explain how he used the precis technique in his classes, asking students to reduce a research paper to one page and present it to the class before an exam. The goal is to help students learn how to critically evaluate information and understand when it is trustworthy.

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