[LINK] Search engines to be ordered to not link to academic cheating services

[Karl Auer]

On Sun, 2019-05-05 at 09:28 +1000, Tom Worthington wrote:
> On 3/5/19 2:26 pm, Karl Auer wrote:
> > ... I have a big problem with every damn tiny little thing counting
> > irrevocably towards your final mark, right from the get go. ...
> The weekly tests reward students with a few marks, but only the best
> are counted, and do not count towards a high grade.

That makes no sense. Either they count towards the final mark or they
do not.

Every lecturer seems to think their subject is the only one students
are studying. With six or more courses on the go, zero
intercoordination between them and one "little" tests (or more!) for
each of them every week, your "encouragement" is just constant stress.

These tests frequently test knowledge the student cannot reasonably be
expected to have yet, generally because the delivery of the tests is
(incompetently) out of step with the delivery of the material being
tested.

The system depends, if it is to be useful to the student, on high-
quality staff all the way down to the tutors. Sadly frequently not the
case. Do you as a lecturer make certain that every tutor is covering
tested material before the tests are set, setting the tests on time,
returning the marked tests on time, providing correct worked answers on
time, is answering questions in tutorial time effectively, is
comprehensible, and so on? If not, your tests are not only a waste of
time, they are a hurtful and demoralising waste of time.

The system does not allow for different students making progress at
different speeds.

Regards, K.

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