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This seems like a problem with the american style of examination. Why are exams that contribute to the final grade being reused? Why are they such trivial ques

This seems like a problem with the american style of examination. Why are exams that contribute to the final grade being reused? Why are they such trivial questions that you can reuse answers from previous exams? My CS/Maths/Physics exams all consisted of longform written or worked answers. Maybe 10% max were trivial, no multiple choice, no question re-use within 10 years or so. Sure, if you went and memorised every question ever asked for every subject in the 12 hours of final exams you might get lucky and have a very similar question. But, uh, that's just learning.

inglor_cz 6y ago
"Why are exams that contribute to the final grade being reused? Why are they such trivial questions that you can reuse answers from previous exams?" This sort-of feels like cheating on the side of the professors. Making your life easier by recycling the same stuff.
- VLM 6y ago
  > This sort-of feels like cheating on the side of the professors. There are some general issues with leadership training in the military. You're randomly and arbitrarily in charge until you're not. You're randomly and arbitrarily practicing your group cooperation skills until you're not. In theory you'll get a lesson about paying attention, hopefully not in a career ending manner. There is a strong push to demonize the kids who do dumb things. But its worth considering they're not evil, just a bit slow on the uptake. Surely if a kid at training methodically organized the process of unloading a truck that would be valid leadership training. If the same kid organized the chemistry lab so operations run smoother, that's good too. If the same kid organizes group study sessions against an outline of the syllabus that is good leadership. If the kid goes a bit far and study session photocopies change from similar questions to the test, to actual questions from the test... The kid's not necessarily evil incarnate but a bit slow on the uptake about the precise definitions of expectations and an attention getting reaction from the actual leaders is appropriate, whereas blaming the kid retroactively for Iraq not having WMD is just a bit overboard.

inglor_cz 6y ago

"Why are exams that contribute to the final grade being reused? Why are they such trivial questions that you can reuse answers from previous exams?" This sort-of feels like cheating on the side of the professors. Making your life easier by recycling the same stuff.

VLM 6y ago
> This sort-of feels like cheating on the side of the professors. There are some general issues with leadership training in the military. You're randomly and arbitrarily in charge until you're not. You're randomly and arbitrarily practicing your group cooperation skills until you're not. In theory you'll get a lesson about paying attention, hopefully not in a career ending manner. There is a strong push to demonize the kids who do dumb things. But its worth considering they're not evil, just a bit slow on the uptake. Surely if a kid at training methodically organized the process of unloading a truck that would be valid leadership training. If the same kid organized the chemistry lab so operations run smoother, that's good too. If the same kid organizes group study sessions against an outline of the syllabus that is good leadership. If the kid goes a bit far and study session photocopies change from similar questions to the test, to actual questions from the test... The kid's not necessarily evil incarnate but a bit slow on the uptake about the precise definitions of expectations and an attention getting reaction from the actual leaders is appropriate, whereas blaming the kid retroactively for Iraq not having WMD is just a bit overboard.