Some consider test banks a smart, intuitive way of studying for a test. Other regard the studying of previous tests nothing short of cheating as students can sense patterns as to the kinds of questions and topics a professor is more inclined to test[...]
A record low number of college freshmen are in their first school of choice. Enrolling choices are affected by the cost of top-tier elite colleges, causing students and their parents to choose what the may have previously considered to be second or[...]
A Seattle-based student created a Craigslist ad for a “taller college age brunette” in order to take an online college placement test for her. Some teachers, members of a private teaching Facebook group, found out about it and decided to act. They[...]
Students across the state of Florida recently shared writing prompt questions on social media. The writing section prompt of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) can be easily obtained by following related hash tags on Twitter.
Udacity one of the top MOOC providers is now focusing on providing learning opportunities for people wishing to equip themselves with high-demand digital skills. Apart from providing free online courses, Udacity is now offering advanced skills that[...]
24 medical students at the University of Adelaide, Australia, were implicated in a cheating scandal involving iPads. The 14 fifth-year medicine students admitted their participation and 10 others were discovered after the University performed a[...]
A Purdue University student, who looked like a diligent, hard-working student rarely attended class and still managed to get A’s. How did this happen? Roy Sun found it easier to hack into a computer than to attend classes and study for exams. After[...]
Have exams become the sole barometer of our competencies and knowledge? As students’ grades are tied to high-stakes tests, students come to fear tests because every failure or underperformance can have significant repercussions, in terms of grade[...]
Honor codes are meant to enhance student integrity and ensure colleges are regarded as communities of ethics-driven students. When honor codes permit non proctored exams, it doesn’t always work as the Middlebury Honor Code Review from last year[...]
An article in Harvard Business Review reflects on the usability and ultimate value of degrees as credentials. The debate has been raging on for ages. Some would argue that credentials such as degrees shouldn’t be the benchmark by which candidates[...]