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Thoughts on invigilation, prompted by this thread.
https://twitter.com/JamesBSumner/status/1264819934741311488
Invigilation">https://twitter.com/JamesBSum... has two purposes: (a) make honesty an easier option than cheating; (b) persuade candidates that everyone else sees it the same way.
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https://twitter.com/JamesBSumner/status/1264819934741311488
Invigilation">https://twitter.com/JamesBSum... has two purposes: (a) make honesty an easier option than cheating; (b) persuade candidates that everyone else sees it the same way.
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If you don& #39;t achieve (b) then you& #39;ll get rampant cheating whether or not it& #39;s rational, because no-one will want to lose ground to the cheats.
I have seen this happen.
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I have seen this happen.
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Traditional exams are awful in many ways but they more or less achieve (a).
[Yes, I can think of some *almost* undetectable ways to cheat. They are the fruit of many hours of thought while walking the rows, and I& #39;m not going to share them here.]
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[Yes, I can think of some *almost* undetectable ways to cheat. They are the fruit of many hours of thought while walking the rows, and I& #39;m not going to share them here.]
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Traditional exams also, crucially, achieve (b), because everyone can see what every other candidate is experiencing.
It& #39;s reminiscent of those logic puzzles set on an island of perfect reasoners with perfect knowledge of each other& #39;s reasoning powers and one strange taboo.
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It& #39;s reminiscent of those logic puzzles set on an island of perfect reasoners with perfect knowledge of each other& #39;s reasoning powers and one strange taboo.
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Leaving all else aside, remote invigilation will engender misconduct because that reciprocity is lost, and a lot of candidates will then cease to believe (a).
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Rumours and suspicion will multiply; My Mate In The Year Above will know someone who fooled the system; and instead of invigilating 300 approximately honest people you& #39;re trying to invigilate 300 potential cheats.
Hopeless.
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Hopeless.
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