Tag: marking
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What lecturers think when students say…
Now, you might think that I’ve turned into a jaded and cynical old man when you read the following. And you might be right. I should also emphasise that there are many things students say that are not silly or irritating. As for the rest… Student: I don’t understand X. [Silence] (Extra points for incoherent…
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Failing: a taxonomy of techniques
Not having posted anything for a while, it must be time for another excursion into the minds of the next generation of professionals and experts. Having spent the last month marking assignments, tests and exams, I present to you the following valuable categorisation of failure: The Rainman: The student furnishes you with one or more…
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The land of marking
Those less fortunate among us are, on occasion, forcibly sent to a distant (and somewhat two-dimensional) realm of existence to undertake grueling mental labour: the marking of student submissions. I have mapped this land from what little remains of my mind after many hours crossing its ragged terrain, with naught but a red pen and…
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Existence continuation
As you have doubtless deduced from my total failure to keep you entertained over the last month and a half, I have in fact been a little busy. Possible illusions to the contrary notwithstanding, my existence is not synonymous with that of my blog. (At least, not yet it isn’t. This may change later in…