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Hey airdwea, I’m sorry you were frustrated by the GCA assessment. We don’t use assessments as a means of harming students, but we do genuinely want to make sur

Hey airdwea, I’m sorry you were frustrated by the GCA assessment. We don’t use assessments as a means of harming students, but we do genuinely want to make sure that you are ready to move onto the next level before doing so. I understand this can be frustrating. This particular assessment, you’re correct, is not a direct map to the previous couple weeks of content, but rather a summative general assessment that covers material taught over longer periods of time. Anyone who is interested can google “CodeSignal General Coding Assessment” and find the assessment. I don’t believe we’ve removed anyone from Slack for voicing concerns, but if you’d like to email me austen@lambdaschool.com I’ll look into it.

forgingahead 6y ago
Why are people downvoting this? The CEO of the company being discussed is replying to people voicing their concerns. If you think he's saying something wrong, write a comment to it. Don't simply downvote it. Too many sensitive trigger-fingers here.
- ecshafer 6y ago
  Because its obviously an empty PR response that dismisses the legitimate criticism of the scam/product.
- effingwewt 6y ago
  All Austin or in fact anyone from lambda does is pr speak questions/comments he thinks are softballs. Simply search every lambda post on hn. He and his pyramid scheme lost the benefit of doubt years ago.
sireat 6y ago
Just read this: https://support.codesignal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051960134-General-Coding-Assessment-Rules-and-Setup https://support.codesignal.com/hc/en-us/articles/36005196013... - if you so much as sneeze you get disqualified.. What's the point of doing this privacy invasive test? The cynic in me wants to think it is to prepare students for the future when they will be similarly tested by their employers. PS I am a lector at a University (Europe) and teach at various bootcamps where I would never think of asking of such draconian measures.
- YeGoblynQueenne 6y ago
  Oh. It uses some kind of proctoring service. Those are bloody awful. I'm a PhD student at Imperial College London. Last exams season was entirely replaced with "timed open book coursework", carried out via Blackgoard and Wiseflow. I'm not sure about the privacy record of the orgs behind these two pieces of software, but there was no proctoring of any sort and we graduates were spared from invigilator duties, that we'd normally have to perform. Indeed, the College relied on the students' honour to avoid cheating: A reminder about cheating and collusion Students who are identified to have colluded will face disciplinary action. You must not confer with fellow students or any other individuals during the exam. We trust you. However, if there is a concern that you have not followed the code of conduct expected, the College has a range of options at its disposal. The College reserves its right to impose additional forms of assessment including individual student vivas, if required. These may also be used to assist the examiners and the Boards of Examiners in assuring that the assessment process has been conducted fairly and in accordance with the agreed marking schemes. You are reminded that if we become aware of proposed or evidenced actions for collusion that such allegations will be reported and investigated in accordance with the College’s Academic Misconduct Procedure. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/electrical-engineering/internal/current-students-course-handbook/examinations/general-instructions/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/electrical-engineering/internal/c... Right? "We trust you". I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if that works for Imperial, it should work for a bootcamp.
jasonwatkinspdx 6y ago
If 3/4ths of a cohort have to repeat the material, it's not the students who have failed.
- austenallred 6y ago
  It was not 3/4ths of a cohort
  - beambot 6y ago
    What was the actual ratio...?

forgingahead 6y ago

Why are people downvoting this? The CEO of the company being discussed is replying to people voicing their concerns. If you think he's saying something wrong, write a comment to it. Don't simply downvote it. Too many sensitive trigger-fingers here.

ecshafer 6y ago
Because its obviously an empty PR response that dismisses the legitimate criticism of the scam/product.
effingwewt 6y ago
All Austin or in fact anyone from lambda does is pr speak questions/comments he thinks are softballs. Simply search every lambda post on hn. He and his pyramid scheme lost the benefit of doubt years ago.

sireat 6y ago

Just read this: https://support.codesignal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051960134-General-Coding-Assessment-Rules-and-Setup https://support.codesignal.com/hc/en-us/articles/36005196013... - if you so much as sneeze you get disqualified.. What's the point of doing this privacy invasive test? The cynic in me wants to think it is to prepare students for the future when they will be similarly tested by their employers. PS I am a lector at a University (Europe) and teach at various bootcamps where I would never think of asking of such draconian measures.

YeGoblynQueenne 6y ago
Oh. It uses some kind of proctoring service. Those are bloody awful. I'm a PhD student at Imperial College London. Last exams season was entirely replaced with "timed open book coursework", carried out via Blackgoard and Wiseflow. I'm not sure about the privacy record of the orgs behind these two pieces of software, but there was no proctoring of any sort and we graduates were spared from invigilator duties, that we'd normally have to perform. Indeed, the College relied on the students' honour to avoid cheating: A reminder about cheating and collusion Students who are identified to have colluded will face disciplinary action. You must not confer with fellow students or any other individuals during the exam. We trust you. However, if there is a concern that you have not followed the code of conduct expected, the College has a range of options at its disposal. The College reserves its right to impose additional forms of assessment including individual student vivas, if required. These may also be used to assist the examiners and the Boards of Examiners in assuring that the assessment process has been conducted fairly and in accordance with the agreed marking schemes. You are reminded that if we become aware of proposed or evidenced actions for collusion that such allegations will be reported and investigated in accordance with the College’s Academic Misconduct Procedure. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/electrical-engineering/internal/current-students-course-handbook/examinations/general-instructions/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/electrical-engineering/internal/c... Right? "We trust you". I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if that works for Imperial, it should work for a bootcamp.

jasonwatkinspdx 6y ago

If 3/4ths of a cohort have to repeat the material, it's not the students who have failed.

austenallred 6y ago
It was not 3/4ths of a cohort
- beambot 6y ago
  What was the actual ratio...?