October 16, 2008
Reactionary Posting 3.
Response to Chris Batcher’s Where Does Cheating Begin?
Chris has made a very very interesting point about utilization of tools and cheating. Yes, it is true that our education system drives examinations based on students’ skills to recall correct answers to problem, and in those situations, using tools like PDA or mobile phone would be considered ‘cheating’ and student may be disqualified. However, in a different situation like ‘open book exams’ where books and lecture notes are allowed to be used, digital tools (e.g. electronic dictionary, laptop notes, etc) could be introduced as another tool.
In situations outside exam conditions, more focus should be on the ‘process’ of finding the answers. While Internet is an excellent information resource, students can be assessed on how well they use Internet and other resources to find their answers to their research tasks or projects!
Filed by Mia at 9:01 pm under Uncategorized
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