Skip to Main Content

The Ithacan

Accuracy • Independence • Integrity
57° Ithaca, NY
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan

Senior Stephanie Krauss sheds light on the disadvantages of test taking in college because students are graded based on memorization over understanding and skill.

Memorization is not a measure of skill

By Stephanie Krauss October 28, 2021
How — as a college student going into a creative and collaborative field — can I be asked to take tests as a way to judge my competency as a student?
There has been a decrease in student history majors at Ithaca College and nationwide. Pearl Ponce, chair of the Department of History, said the increase of STEM courses, the 2008 recession and the misconception of lack of job security in the history field contribute to the decline.

History majors decline at Ithaca College and nationwide

By Sophia Adamucci, Contributing writer September 25, 2016
Student enrollment in the history major at Ithaca College has decreased by more than half in the last five years, following a national trend in the decrease of history majors nationwide.
Load More Stories
Donate to The Ithacan
$420
$3000
Contributed
Our Goal