Comments on: Define Your Words (And Other Exam Advice)

By: Cafe Observer

Cafe Observer — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:59:42 +0000

Define “GOD”??
Now that is some statement!
Where do u begin & where do u end?
Hope you’ll have time to finish grading the other papers.

By: Patrick George McCullough

Patrick George McCullough — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:59:32 +0000

There are programs out there that people use for exam taking purposes. I haven't seen it, but I imagine it's something like taking the GRE. See: From Blue Books to Secure Laptops (Inside Higher Ed)

By: Hauger

Hauger — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:17:59 +0000

If you move to taking exams on computers, how do you prevent cheating?

By: Patrick George McCullough

Patrick George McCullough — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:35:37 +0000

Yes. I thought of this one, but this is something that many students need to work on more generally. They need to take a class on legible writing or practice or something. I actually am not a fan of the strain that a timed writing exam gives someone with a writing utensil and paper. I personally would prefer computers, but I know that this too puts many at a disadvantage. Still, someday (in my own classes), I want to move to taking exam essays on the computer.

By: jimgetz

jimgetz — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:24:33 +0000

Nice.

One more: write legibly. It doesn’t matter how great your essay is if the grader can’t read it.