30% 2-hr paper
"A lot of things... cannot be developed in the classroom or by focusing on exams" said our education minister Mr Tharman in ST today.
I can't agree any better, but then again we all know that, don't we?
But still, we can't do away with certain exams in our school.
I remembered asking a school mate if SCI is autonomous from NTU. Because we used to have 1-hour exam papers for subjects that were more practical in nature, such as Basic Audio and Video Production, Basic Media Writing and Photojournalism, just to name a few. And then suddenly, all of us are forced to sit for 2-hour papers instead of rightfully doing away with exams because the school said so.
Hmmm?
The school as in SCI or the school as in NTU?
I can't quite remember.
The point is, students of these courses will agree that the work done throughout the semester is justified for the 70% CA assessment and the remaining 30% kind of just gives your lecturer the assurance that you're aware of what has been taught for the course.
Sure it's only 30% but my gripe is for 2 hours, there's more we need to write, which means more we need to study which shouldn't be THAT difficult since we probably should have been very on top of our work with the consistent effort put in for the 70% bit.
WRONG.
Being insecure students, we'd still be mugging away so we won't screw up that 30%.
Now, surely there isn't anything bad about studying.
No, but the time spent studying for a paper that is 2-hours and constitute only 30% could be better invested for other subjects. The brain cells zapped didn't need to be.
But of course having said that, it's not that it's going to change anything now though.
I'm not even sure I'd be sitting for exams anymore next sem.
Still, I am hoping SCI has more autonomy to revise the whole grading system - exams included. Take-home exams, no exams, shorter exams are just some of the possibilities that could replace the rigid minimum 2-hour paper standard.
If only SCI has their own alumni, then maybe something can be done.
I can't agree any better, but then again we all know that, don't we?
But still, we can't do away with certain exams in our school.
I remembered asking a school mate if SCI is autonomous from NTU. Because we used to have 1-hour exam papers for subjects that were more practical in nature, such as Basic Audio and Video Production, Basic Media Writing and Photojournalism, just to name a few. And then suddenly, all of us are forced to sit for 2-hour papers instead of rightfully doing away with exams because the school said so.
Hmmm?
The school as in SCI or the school as in NTU?
I can't quite remember.
The point is, students of these courses will agree that the work done throughout the semester is justified for the 70% CA assessment and the remaining 30% kind of just gives your lecturer the assurance that you're aware of what has been taught for the course.
Sure it's only 30% but my gripe is for 2 hours, there's more we need to write, which means more we need to study which shouldn't be THAT difficult since we probably should have been very on top of our work with the consistent effort put in for the 70% bit.
WRONG.
Being insecure students, we'd still be mugging away so we won't screw up that 30%.
Now, surely there isn't anything bad about studying.
No, but the time spent studying for a paper that is 2-hours and constitute only 30% could be better invested for other subjects. The brain cells zapped didn't need to be.
But of course having said that, it's not that it's going to change anything now though.
I'm not even sure I'd be sitting for exams anymore next sem.
Still, I am hoping SCI has more autonomy to revise the whole grading system - exams included. Take-home exams, no exams, shorter exams are just some of the possibilities that could replace the rigid minimum 2-hour paper standard.
If only SCI has their own alumni, then maybe something can be done.
posted by Me at 9:31 am
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