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What to do with Exams?!
上传者：UCSA - University of Canterbury Students' Association
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kkccnz

The timing of the most recent earthquakes, and the fact that the effect of these on the campus buildings is not known means that there could be a need to change the way this assessment period is carried out.
No one knows what is going on, we are trying to get some certainty for us students. Here is a bit of a list we have put together on possible options.
 We have no idea if the Uni is thinking of implementing these, and we know that some of them are totally impractical. It is a very rough list trying to cover all options. The purpose of this is to give students a chance to think them over and comment on them so we can take it to the Uni. Feel free to comment...
 
1)      Cancel all exams
The Dumbledore approach. All exams cancelled and there is no assessment for this semester.
Pros: Reduces stress on students, staff and facilities. Allows everyone to start fresh next semester.
                Removes safety issues on campus
Cons: It’s a fucking stupid idea. Means that the last semester has been a waste of everyone’s time. Massive implications.
 
2)      Cancel all exams and give everyone a “P” pass mark.
On our rough estimations only between 25-30% of all students fail. So if everyone was given a pass the people who would have pass do, and 25-30% of students get a bonus (and get found out next semester).
Pros:      Reduces the stress on students, staff and facilities
                Reduces safety risk on campus.
Cons:     Compromises academic integrity of UC degrees.
Means that students don’t get the marks they deserve. Effects students wanting to get into postgrad/scholarships/next level of course.
 
3)      Exam with an optional “P” pass mark.
Possibility that students who have indicated a level of competency through prior assessment in a  course have the ability to opt for a simple “pass” mark, rather than sit the exam (take home or otherwise). If they elected to sit the exam they would receive an normal mark that would contribute to them getting a percentage mark.
Pros:      Accounts for students whose personal situations have been severely affected by the EQ.
                Reduces the associated stress for these students
                Gives clarity but allows for flexibility (Individualistic approach)
                Allows students who wish to receive a percentage grade to do so.
Cons:
Not all courses have had sufficient assessment to do this.
                Reduction in the perceived academic integrity.
 
4)      Take Home Tests
Currently prepared exams issued to students as “take home” tests.
How would timelines work?
Possibly:
-          All students to collect and hand in at same set times, or
-          Students collect tests at start of week and have all week to complete, or
-          Students collect test at any time within a week, to be handed in after a X hours. Could be facilitated through LEARN, or
-          Or students could collect any day of the week at 9 and hand in any day at 5
Pros
-          Reduces safety issues on campus
-          Creates the possibility of personalising your exam timeline and reducing stress
Cons
-          Electronic submission not possible for courses with calculation and drawings
-          Academic credibility questions, specifically as these are not written as take home exams
-          Can increase student stress more than normal exams.
-          Extremely easy to cheat in numerically based exams
 
A note on take home tests:
The majority of students treat take home tests, similar to how they would treat a normal exam. The result is that students may work on a take home test for 24 hours, if they are allocated this time. Therefore, if there is a large number of take home tests then it is very unlikely to reduce the stress and pressure on students sitting these exams. Further, this approach to take home tests means that they are incompatible with normal exams, and having a combination of take home tests and normal exams could create a situation of extremely increased stress for students.
 
 
5)      Having the Tests Online
Pros:
Allows for a formal test
Reduce campus safety issues
Sense of normality for students and staff
Can be time limited so similar timeframe for marking (e.g. written to be a 2 hour exam not a take home test.)
Cons:    
                Does little to reduce stress for students and recognise detrimentally affected circumstances
Not fair for those who have limited access to internet/workspace
Access to material differs from person to person
No ability to invigilate (integrity issues)
Some tests not suited to this form (e.g. drawings/ working)
 
6)      Hold exams next semester
Pros:
Recognises and reduces stress on students and staff, especially those who have been detrimentally affected.
Academic integrity
Allows recognition of students efforts and ability
Gives more time for appropriate preparation for assessment
Allows possibility to alleviate safety concerns.
Doesn’t delay holidays (kind of)
Cons:
Significantly effects the holiday period that is crucial to this current group of students given the reduced holidays, and stressful events so far this year.
Doesn’t account for possibility of further earthquakes (puts of the problem until later, like was done with some mid-term assessments)
Doesn’t recognise or allow for those who aren’t affected and are prepared to sit exams.
Affects students looking to graduate this semester.
 
7)      Follow normal exam timetable, in off campus spaces
Pros:
        Reduces on campus safety issues
Normal exams, familiar system
Academic integrity
Allows recognition of students efforts and ability
Minor disruption to student who are not detrimentally affected
Cons:
                Does not reduce stress on detrimentally effected students or recognise effect of EQ.
                Problems with invigilators.
                Difficulties around finding and accessing safe off campus space.
                Students  have little access to materials.
                Some courses have yet to finish lecturing
 
8)      Holding exams under normal timetable on campus
Pros:
Normal exams, familiar system
Academic integrity
Allows recognition of students efforts and ability
Minor disruption to student who are not detrimentally affected
Cons:
                Serious safety concerns.
                 Does little to reduce stress for students and recognise detrimentally affected circumstances.
                Access to materials effected.
 
9)      Earthquake Aegrotat
Hold exams but create a new way to recognise people who have been adversely effected. Similar too, but not requiring the same high standards of a normal Aegrotat.
 
10)   Super-Combo
Combining some of these approaches to give flexibility between different Colleges/courses.
Pros: Sounds like the best way
Cons: Extremely hard to achieve, especially in a short time frame

小小精灵耶

我选3号餐。。

doitagain

ROD 说了 不会是个统一的答案  估计按照课程的不一样 处理不一样

按照test的公告 估计很大可能会延迟考试

andylosay

这是ucsa的

attractive_2004

推迟考试的可能大吗？

zisiyidian8

学校会采纳学生的意见吗？

allench

这个只是学生会的意见而已。。。。

everest

砍大从来不吊UCSA的意见

Devourment

UCSA就是个很悲剧的位置

心灵访客

不回推迟考试 今天的UPDATE说了 SEMESTER BREAK还是会照常26 Jun到8 Jul 下学期正常开学
所以 肯定不会推迟考试的！

nt383547612

坐等明天下午的通知。。。。。

喜宝卡卡

感觉取消和推迟没戏，没准找个off campus的地方考