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> Enforced randomization isn't going to fix the problem, it just evenly distributes the problem. Evenly distributing the problem does fix the problem. Proporti
by BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
> Enforced randomization isn't going to fix the problem, it just evenly distributes the problem.
Evenly distributing the problem does fix the problem. Proportionality is what matters. Grading being arbitrary is fine if everyone is graded equally.
- zeroonetwothree 3y agoRandom order would still mean a few students in the class get unlucky and near the end the majority of the time. Although over the course of all classes it would tend to even out somewhat. It’s certainly better than fixed order.
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- BugsJustFindMe 3y ago"randomization" is not the important part here. "evenly distributing" is. It is absolutely possible to reorder the sequence fairly such that your scenario doesn't occur. It could even to a human observer look randomized if you want. In a trivial example case where the effect were linear you could just switch the order back and forth, and on average every student would receive the same middle-of-group impact.
- whiterknight 3y agoThe mistake is assuming grades are an objective measurement, and not gamification to try to help you learn.
- BugsJustFindMe 3y agoIt's a common mistake. So common, in fact, that it has real practical impact on students at the edge who might not otherwise have failed or passed.