On Friday, 3 May 2019 14:26:17 AEST Karl Auer wrote: > I have progeny at Uni now, and it's become extremely continuous assessment. > There is no opportunity to learn before you are expected to know. > > Even though by the end of the year or semester you may have a godlike > comprehension of the subject, if you took a few months to get your head > around it, there is no way to recover lost marks from a zillion little tests > and quizzes all of which count towards your final mark. > > [...] I have a big problem with every damn tiny little thing counting > irrevocably towards your final mark, right from the get go.
I thoroughly agree with that, and it's not been the case in any subject with which I've been associated. I'm glad it wasn't done in my time! David L. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
