In an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that represented part of his students’ midterm. It was about the…
In an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that represented part of his students’ midterm. It was about the…
seriously, why aren’t all tests being done in person at this point?
A lot of classes aren’t in person any more.
I suppose schools could force online classes to test in person, but they seem to favor shitty proctoring and anti-cheating software instead.
Almost a decade ago, I took a physics course online through my local community college. They made me take the final on-site in a secure testing facility, using their computer with a locked-down browser and a human to verify my identity.
If that was standard operating procedure for a community college a decade ago, I’m surprised that it’s not more universal at this point.
The problem was students insisted on lecture notes given to them. So…either we had a huge leap in human intelligence or most of my class cheated 2024, 2025. 5 A students never showed up. My colleagues in the US say it’s even worse. 2026 is back to the future: no shared lecture slides, 30% of lectures in chalk, no reading of notes in flipped instruction, quizzes on paper, no electronics allowed. Show up, take notes or flunk. I predict most students will drop the course in the first week. We have to do this because AI students are getting kicked out of graduate and medical schools in unprecedented numbers because eventually faking it bites them in the ass. High schools are encouraging getting a high number in courses by any means.
Most universities have been parasitised by a quality control department that insists “assessment should be authentic and accessible”.
In short, profs are forced to have heavy credit bearing coursework that students almost all cheat on.