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The point is that the “good student” will still do well on the variations, not suffer a 30% decrease in grade.
by fn-mote 2y ago
The point is that the “good student” will still do well on the variations, not suffer a 30% decrease in grade.
- falcor84 2y agoI'm not following, why would you assume that a good student taking an exam at the edge of their ability not do significantly better if they trained on the exact same questions (with the same solutions), as opposed to ones that are slightly different? I for one have absolutely struggled as a student when faced with questions that seemed similar to ones from previous exams, but actually had a crucial difference, and by looking at the examples on pages 9&10 in the article, I'm pretty sure I would have been likely to be confused too.
- cscurmudgeon 2y agoBecause good students don’t cram. It is not optimal. Understanding the underlying structure is much easier than surface-level cramming.