Hey everyone,
I have a concern that seems to be unusual: academic integrity. I’ve heard that for some UVa people get their tests back like the day after, and they’re allowed to submit a regrade. My friends never said they cheated, but after mentioning to me how it works, this thought came to my head: how can they ensure no one will change their answers when submitting a regrade?
I was thinking they photocopy the exams before returning them but with that many people and only a day or so, it seems unlikely.
Anyone know how it works?
In the computer science department the original exams are scanned, graded online, and they are “returned” electronically only.
As a teacher I mark through things that people are likely to “change” (such as blank answers, circling the part of the question they didn’t address, etc). I still have people who try to erase and get answers back but I typically deny requests when any erasing is present.
I know many of my tests at UVA were taken in pen in blue books as well, hard to change pen (erasable leaves marks).
Finally the honor code at UVA is very strong. I had many take home tests. When the tests were in class, the professors left. I don’t know if it’s still that way but the honor code was strong among the majority (and people who will cheat, will cheat regardless. Some of them get kicked out, some of them get out of their trial, but they don’t fit into the community of trust at UVA at they know it).
@c666666, Assume that all tests are photocopied before you get them back. Be scrupulously honest and you won’t have any issues. Don’t concern yourself with what your friends are doing. If they get expelled for cheating and end up at a cc because other universities are loath to take dishonest students, there’s not anything you can do about it.
In another thread, you asked for a copy of an old final exam in a particular class. I think you’re skating on thin ice, in general. This stuff WILL come back to bite you.
The idea that cheating will benefit you on aggregate is idiotic (looking at you OP, you’re obvious).
Anyone can come back from a poor grade or exam, whatever.
Good luck coming back from an honor code violation anywhere.
Hint: You Will Not.
Can anyone explain the point of this policy? I guess I’ve only encountered “You get the grade you get unless there is a legitimate mistake on the exam itself” teaching…
@bodangles The idea is generally for errors of grading or points you’d like to debate.
When a professor grades 300 exams in 4-5 days it’s not that unlikely an error can be made.
For me, I just recently used it to argue for points on an economics exam. I was somewhat unclear but received no credit for that part of the question. I took the exam back to my professor and made my case and he realized what I was trying to say.
In that event, I got the points but was sternly reminded that clarity is as important as anything. I go to W&M but we have similar policies