I Do Sometimes Wonder...

[New Judge]

Whether our education system really is fit for purpose:

"Glasgow University students' anger over reintroduction of in-person exams - BBC News"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68380264

 

[ToraToraTora]

Shocker! You mean they have to use their own knowledge and ability to complete an exam? Madness!😜

[youngmafbog]

Unfortunately no it isnt NJ.

For some years I did interviews for grad intakes for an International Bank.  Those from the UK were appauling, the best by far were Indian.(with Indian education).

[brainiac]

I sat many 'traditional, closed-book handwritten exams' at that very university.   Pretty brutal some of them were, too, but surely that is the point.  What are these snowflakes complaining about?  Embarrassing.

[bhg481]

YMB - did you check their spelling?

[newmodarmy]

"I'm 30, the last time I sat an in-person exam I was 15. Others haven't ever done it, it's a three-hour handwritten exam."

I find that odd. Did she not do A levels 12 years ago at age 18? How did some university students get to this stage without  ever sitting an in-person exam- they must have sat GCSEs at least as these would have been before Covid.

I'm not surprised the mental health card is being played

[youngmafbog]

//YMB - did you check their spelling?//

No, it was for IT.  I couldnt care less whether they can spell, just if they are IT focused and could communicate and showed inituative and drive.

Most IT people misspell words deliberately anyway to avoid duplicate variable name issues.  We have spell checkers for any documents.

[brainiac]

^ but not for postings on AB  :)

[bhg481]

YMB - I think you missed my point - your spelling in that post was APPALLING.

[calmck]

The opposite is happening for my Grandaughter. She does on line schooling and is taking GCSE and IGCSE this summer. For the first time some exams will be on line at home. She has to be in a empty room, no books etc. with camera on showing her desk area, a camera showing the room and all necessary items shown before the exam starts. Phone has to be shown outside the room. They have been doing this for their mocks and weekly exams. Some exams requiring the use of paper, maths and science, will be at exam centres as usual. They have never been allowed course material to be available during any exams

[ToraToraTora]

13:17 when the mind is exhausted the only thing keft is to attack spelling etc.

[mushroom25]

//The opposite is happening for my Grandaughter. She does on line schooling and is taking GCSE and IGCSE this summer. For the first time some exams will be on line at home. //

what GDPR hoops have they had to jump through to get that authorised?

[calmck]

Not sure but it's Kings Inter High my online schooling. We use the UK base. Also available in Australasia and Americas. Exams run by Edexcel and other boards depending on the subject. Probably initiated because of need to travel to UK for some exams

[youngmafbog]

I//YMB - I think you missed my point - your spelling in that post was APPALLING.//

Good for you, do I look like I care?

I have told you why.  There is no spell chack on AB so you get what my fat fingers type.

[youngmafbog]

//She has to be in a empty room, no books etc. with camera on showing her desk area, a camera showing the room and all necessary items shown before the exam starts.//

This has been done for IT exams (Work not uni) for many years now.

[bhg481]

YMB - I don't normally comment on spelling or grammar; it was meant to be a light-hearted comment on your post which was talking about standards in education. Sorry if it offended you. It appears that TTT didn't realise it was meant to be light-hearted either.

[youngmafbog]

No it didnt offend.

The problem is there are so many pedants on here these days its difficult to see where its pulling someones leg.

Apologies for the SOHF.

[tomus42]

Not a particularly good look though is it when you're criticising the state of other peoples education.

[douglas9401]

Punctuation, Tomus. 🤣

[Old_Geezer]

Surely one has to take exams in person. The remote 'honest guv I'm not cheating just overmark me and I'll challenge it anyway' option introduced during the pandemic, in order to cope with the brainless government "management" decrees, only led to highly suspect scores/grades, and employers will note this. Returning to normal practice can only be a good thing for everyone and ought not be news because it must've been done a soon as it was possible, i.e. at least a year ago.

[newmodarmy]

Did you mean tomus not Tomus, douglas? (Just as you're douglas not Douglas.)