Is it really to much to ask for students to understand the word pervade?
Is that word above the level of a college student (an upper level college student).
I used that word on essay question on test (the reason behind the multiple blog posts in a 2 hours block is that I am proctoring exam for my students) and I got 3 questions on what does pervade mean? That's 10% of the class. Also, one of the students phrased it like this:
"You wouldn't by chance know what pervade means, do you?"
Does he realize I wrote the exam? Of course I know what it means!
