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In person exams are useless too. I was at a UK university as a mature student about 8 years ago. When exams came around a significant number of people went to t
by basisword 10mo ago
In person exams are useless too. I was at a UK university as a mature student about 8 years ago. When exams came around a significant number of people went to the bathroom repeatedly during the 2-3 hour exam clearly to check notes on their phones. There isn't really anything that can be done to stop this other than doing some sort of spot check/search for phones on people mid-exam which would obviously be horribly disruptive.
- eviks 10mo agoOr you make the tasks smaller and ban bathroom breaks, or replace the task with an equivalently challenging one if break is given. Or you check for phones before the exam. There are a lot of things that can be done.
- tomwphillips 10mo agoInteresting. I don't recall this happening during my studies. You didn't have the time in my exams to cheat, leaving for the toilet was strongly discouraged and if you did leave, you would have an invigilator standing behind you at the urinal or outside the cubicle.
- DiggyJohnson 10mo agoJust ban bathroom breaks and cap exams two 90-120 minutes tops. If longer examination is needed split it into multiple sessions. I genuinely believe that being able to plan around bathroom breaks or manage discomfort otherwise is a reasonable expectation.