Comments on: Test Coaching and Collaboration Sessions & The Value of Experiential Learning http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/04/test-coaching-and-collaboration/ DevelopSense Blog Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Michael http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/04/test-coaching-and-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Michael Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:20:00 +0000 http://developsense.com/wordpress/?p=141#comment-253 At that time of day, I drink <i>a lot</i>--but it's coffee. Make mine a mocha! At that time of day, I drink a lot–but it’s coffee. Make mine a mocha!

]]> By: Jeff Nadelman http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/04/test-coaching-and-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Jeff Nadelman Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:36:00 +0000 http://developsense.com/wordpress/?p=141#comment-252 the hotel bar at 7:30 in the morning? Isn't that a bit early to start drinking? the hotel bar at 7:30 in the morning? Isn’t that a bit early to start drinking?

]]> By: Carsten Feilberg http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/04/test-coaching-and-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Carsten Feilberg Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:34:00 +0000 http://developsense.com/wordpress/?p=141#comment-251 Uhhh I'd so much like to be part of that at STAREast, but unfortunately, it's not going to happen. Have fun, guys!<br /><br />About the memorization vs. calculation bit, that reminds me of a presentation I once attended on ancient Egyptian mathematics (yeah - me, the super-geek.. ;-) <br />They too used the 10-decimal system, but kept it at integers and fractions. Calculations were done, mainly for market price purposes, and only the scribes could calculate. But in some of the scrolls it showed, that a particular scribe had memorized some multiplications - because he skipped some of the calculation steps and just jotted down the result (although not always being right). So this story confirms that ever since the dawn of history, we've changed between memory and calculation/logic. Thanks for a good blog post! :-) Uhhh I’d so much like to be part of that at STAREast, but unfortunately, it’s not going to happen. Have fun, guys!

About the memorization vs. calculation bit, that reminds me of a presentation I once attended on ancient Egyptian mathematics (yeah – me, the super-geek.. ;-)
They too used the 10-decimal system, but kept it at integers and fractions. Calculations were done, mainly for market price purposes, and only the scribes could calculate. But in some of the scrolls it showed, that a particular scribe had memorized some multiplications – because he skipped some of the calculation steps and just jotted down the result (although not always being right). So this story confirms that ever since the dawn of history, we’ve changed between memory and calculation/logic. Thanks for a good blog post! :-)

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