Re:U.S. News pulls Columbia University from its 2022 rankings
by lumost on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:42PM
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My point was that a large 500 person lecture on "Intro to ElectroMagnetism" will be about the same as a small 20 person lecture in terms of material. The variability will come from
- Honors sessions
- Extra seminars
- Quality of Material
- Quality of student support groups
All of these things get better as the class size grows. In my last class at Georgia Tech, there were 900 students studying a niche topic from a particular professor. Due to class size, there were ~12 TAs and an extremely active slack discussion group where people could get support.
A smaller class just means the professor has limited resources to assist students.
- Honors sessions - Extra seminars - Quality of Material - Quality of student support groups
All of these things get better as the class size grows. In my last class at Georgia Tech, there were 900 students studying a niche topic from a particular professor. Due to class size, there were ~12 TAs and an extremely active slack discussion group where people could get support.
A smaller class just means the professor has limited resources to assist students.