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Re: Internet access during exams
Posted:
Jan 5, 2012 8:54 PM
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On Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:53:34 -0600, Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com>
wrote:
>On Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:40:48 -0800, Rune Allnor wrote:
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>> Just a heads-up / warning for the regulars who answer questions and
>> provide other help here:
>>
>> The Norwegian Ministry of Education is abut to test examinations where
>> students have access to internet:
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>> http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Skeptiske-til--bruke-Internett-
>p-eksamen-6734506.html
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>> (Haven't found an English version yet; no doubt some will pop up as soon
>> the international news stations pick up on this lunacy.)
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>> As for now, there is a non-vanishing chance that there might pop up
>> questions from students who need answers not for homework or projects,
>> but for exams. The idea is insane enough to actually spread to other
>> parts of the world, so beware; the answers you give here might be what
>> get your next colleague his or her diploma...
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>The answer is to design the exam so that having access to the Internet
>doesn't help.
>
>I don't know if that's _possible_, but that's the _answer_.
Or that you can detect that the internet was used. That'd probably
be just as effective.
Eric Jacobsen
Anchor Hill Communications
www.anchorhill.com
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