Hi All,
I don't have any examples to share at the moment, but we have had 24 hour papers in place of exams previously at my institution. I believe that they more accurately assess the type of skills we wish to develop in our graduates better than sitting in a hall with pen and paper for 3 hours. My view would be that it would be quite difficult to get someone else to produce the assignment for you in that timeframe. We would submit to Turnitin as with our other coursework submissions. In addition, we are small and post-graduate so there is an element of knowing your students work and being able to spot whether something is in a style unusual to that student. One possibility could be to retain the possibility of a viva type exam for any students which had borderline marks or a suspicious submission perhaps?
Best wishes,
Tracey
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Subject: Re: 'Take away' exams
Dear Sue
Have you considered the issue of contract cheating?
If so how do you authenticate it is the student's own work?
I guess we all use this exam method for students with special needs and it has been commonly used for resits.
So my question is aimed at everyone!
Peter Chalk
Learning And Teaching Specialist
University of Hertfordshire
Peter Chalk LTIC 07951952095
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Date:27/10/2016 10:17 (GMT+00:00)
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Subject: 'Take away' exams
Dear Colleagues
We have a subject area who are using 'take away' exams during the formal exam periods, where the students are given the question and a short period of time (2 days) to complete their answer and submit the work. I've been asked to find out if other institutions use similar exams to these and any pitfalls and benefits you've found.
I'd be happy to collate the responses and share them to the group.
Thanks
Sue
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