Re: [Phys-l] Cramster et al.

[Philip Keller <PKeller@holmdelschools.org>]

> bc thinks much modern technology is a step backwards.

Somewhat ironic that you then share this thought with colleagues across the county and beyond, through this online email list!

But seriously, just because technology makes some forms of cheating easier does not mean that we give them a pass.

As for the homework copying, I agree it is rampant.  And I know I can't prevent it.  So I only count it 10%.  I think of it as a small cushion built into the grading system.  Anyone not industrious enough to produce a complete hw set loses that break, but as others have stated, all of my students quickly discover that their inability to do the homework is always followed by lousy test scores.  And I do think inability is the main reason they copy.  It's either copy or invest more time, which so many of them do not want to do.   On the other hand, even those who copy are now at least in possession of a set of correctly worked problems that they have written out in their own writing.  When it comes time to study for midterms and finals, that is a better resource than nothing at all.  For weaker students, it is probably better than their own course notes.


> On 2010, May 10, , at 10:14, Michael Edmiston wrote:
>
> > Those days are over.  Students today seem to have learned that writing a
> > paper is something done by finding the right sources and cutting and
> > pasting.
>
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