Tag Archives: exams

Being Critical

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Athene Donald

When discussing the skills students pick up – and need to pick up – during their undergraduate courses in a subject like physics, I always highlight the fact that they learn how to be critical, notably about assumptions underpinning an … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Taking Time Out

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Athene Donald

I have been marking exams. However much students may and do hate taking the exams themselves, marking is also a very stressful period for those of us who have to do it. We wish to do it with the utmost … Continue reading →

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Red Ink, Green Ink

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Athene Donald

Exam marking being much on my mind, as discussed in the last post, I was thinking about the way we annotate the scripts as we mark. The practice I am familiar with (although I have no idea how standard this … Continue reading →

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