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in reply to a message by Wordsmith
Pelagia is part of a family I created years ago that I use in questions on the tests in my Introduction to Psychology classes. :)
I first created "little Rosalind" who plays the tuba and her Uncle Ozburn who hates tubas. I went on to add Rosalind's twin sister Amphelisia, their baby brother Mostyn, their parents John and Mary, Ozburn's girlfriend Zorilda, and finally Ozburn's sister and Rosalind's aunt Pelagia, who features in questions on the tests about eating disorders.
30 years ago I often had students complain about that the names on my tests were too weird and made the tests too difficult. It's interesting that I haven't gotten that complaint in the last decade or so. I think we're now at the point where people around age 19 are part of a generation where names are more varied and can deal with unusual names better. The test banks that textbook publishers put out now contain lots of suggested exam questions that use Asian or Hispanic names like Mei-Ling, Praveen, and Juan.
I first created "little Rosalind" who plays the tuba and her Uncle Ozburn who hates tubas. I went on to add Rosalind's twin sister Amphelisia, their baby brother Mostyn, their parents John and Mary, Ozburn's girlfriend Zorilda, and finally Ozburn's sister and Rosalind's aunt Pelagia, who features in questions on the tests about eating disorders.
30 years ago I often had students complain about that the names on my tests were too weird and made the tests too difficult. It's interesting that I haven't gotten that complaint in the last decade or so. I think we're now at the point where people around age 19 are part of a generation where names are more varied and can deal with unusual names better. The test banks that textbook publishers put out now contain lots of suggested exam questions that use Asian or Hispanic names like Mei-Ling, Praveen, and Juan.
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