February 20, 1964 (vol. 74, iss. 112) • Page Image 1
…The Trimester Experiment: Student Reactions (Third of four articles) By H. NEIL BERKSON and KENNETH WINTER Though it occasionally proved hectic, students like the new calendar. After one term…
… respondents "strongly prefer the trimester." Questionnaires, including both multiple-choice questions and space for written commentaries, were mailed to a random sample of University students, most of whom have…
… been here under the old semester system as well. From the responses, several other generalizations seem reasonable: Student Conclusions -By far the most popular feature of the new calendar is the…
… elimination of the January "lame duck" session of the fall term. Students don't seem dismayed over the loss of Christmas vacation as a period for writing papers and studying for finals. Students had expected…
…-exam period. -Aside from the last-minute rush, students' major complaint is that instructors failed to adjust their courses to the stepped-up trimester pace. -Students don't mind the curtailed exam period, but…
… would like a few free days before finals to use as a "reading period." -They feel they mastered their courses as well as usual last fall, and their grades remained about the same. Numerous students…
… applauded the long Christmas vacation similar observation, Martin E. Obed, '66M, said the nearly month- long break lets students "look forward to returning to school with a new semester and a fresh outlook on…