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Assuming the sibling to your comment linking to Terrence Tao is the correct one, the resolution is to harshly penalize being confidently wrong. The points are p
by rflrob 4y ago
Assuming the sibling to your comment linking to Terrence Tao is the correct one, the resolution is to harshly penalize being confidently wrong. The points are proportional to log(2p) (where p is your subjective probability of being correct, so you can theoretically lose all the points ever by saying your confidence is 100% and choosing the wrong answer.
- Dylan16807 4y agoThat nightmare test design, even being the post they meant, doesn't fit the description I replied to. You are not ""allowing"" the student to state their certainly if you make the default penalty for a wrong answer either minus 4 or minus infinity. You are forcing a huge change.