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Minka
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Descriptions
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I have always thought that users are supposed to name and describe the worksheets in a way that would help others choose the ones they need. But when I look at the new contributions there �s a bunch of worksheets called Questions for this exam, Questions for that grade and term, exam for these and these students etc, And the description is no better: I hope you like it, exam questions... Arghhh! Do these users think we �re going to open each and every worksheet to see what they are about? And give them points this way already? Or wait for the preview od ten worksheets?
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26 Dec 2015
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MoodyMoody
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Poor descriptions, as you allude, hurt the contributor. I agree that the blurbs should describe the subject matter in such a way that the prospective downloader knows what the worksheet/presentation contains. Contributors should also know that poorly-worded descriptions also make potential downloaders think that the work is poorly done, rightly or wrongly. |
26 Dec 2015
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shvat
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In general, why would other teacher �s test help me?? We never cover the exact same material anyway. |
26 Dec 2015
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cunliffe
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The thing here is that the previews are pretty good - you can see what is on offer and for me, a description is a little bit superfluous. |
27 Dec 2015
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Minka
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I agree, Cunliffe, but that is just not the point. I think it is not nice not to give a proper description. If you make a test for this and this grade/term/whatever - would it kill you to mention a topic or a grammar structure you included? Not you, but you know...
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27 Dec 2015
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cunliffe
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@Minka, yes, fair enough. It �s quite different on islCollective. You have to write 160 characters to describe your ws. |
27 Dec 2015
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MoodyMoody
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I personally don �t bother to look at previews unless the description matches something I want. A well-written blurb can make a difference. As long as we �re talking about descriptions, do we have guidelines for what is considered "elementary," "intermediate," or "advanced"? I �m never quite sure about that. |
27 Dec 2015
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