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I have seen a person stand on their chair and sing I'm A Little Teapot, however - that got him kicked out on the spot  |
Thats probably the main reason why they should install camera in the exam room, to catch moments of absolute win.
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was responding to willli who said he saw someone cheating
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cheating on exams? who would do such a thing??
thats pretty stupid so much risk.
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12-15-2009 at 03:41 PM
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12-15-2009 at 03:43 PM
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He must have been desperate :/ Writing stuff on your arms is such an old and known trick.
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It could be stuff not related to the course. I tend to write notes to myself on my arms telling me to study, reminding me to call someone etc. I also tend to write the location and time of my exam on my arms so that I don't forget about them.
Needless to say, I'm a bit absentminded sometimes.
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entire arm was covered. dont think it was just notes/reminders. i hope he gets caught. it isnt fair. i could have aced the test if i put things on my arms.
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entire arm was covered. dont think it was just notes/reminders. i hope he gets caught. it isnt fair. i could have aced the test if i put things on my arms.
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Well, at least you now know what you can get away with for next time :p
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It's possible that the invigilators saw him and waited to talk to him on his way out. Confronting him in the exam room might have caused a commotion and disturbed other students.
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It's possible that the invigilators saw him and waited to talk to him on his way out. Confronting him in the exam room might have caused a commotion and disturbed other students.
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I think this is probably the best explanation. They know based on the seating chart you sign and when you collect your exam what you name and student # are, they can very easily alert the right people after the exam has finished and mark your paper with a note to investigate further. Calling you out in the middle of the exam would be disruptive to the other students and embarrassing for the student cheating, especially if they weren't actually cheating.
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I think this is probably the best explanation. They know based on the seating chart you sign and when you collect your exam what you name and student # are, they can very easily alert the right people after the exam has finished and mark your paper with a note to investigate further. Calling you out in the middle of the exam would be disruptive to the other students and embarrassing for the student cheating, especially if they weren't actually cheating.
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and how do they invesigate further? they should have cameras!
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Well if the invigilators were watching they could discuss it after the exam, also again they have a seating plan with other students names and student numbers. If need be they could also contact these students to verify what the invigilators saw.
I'm sure they have methods to catch cheaters, I doubt its as easy as just writing things on your arms and having nobody notice. If the OP noticed its likely other people noticed too. My question is why the OP didn't report it? Is there a policy on this kind of thing, are you allowed to tell an invigilator during or after the exam if you witnessed someone cheating? I'd be pretty annoyed if I was in an exam and someone was cheating and didn't get caught.
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Well if the invigilators were watching they could discuss it after the exam, also again they have a seating plan with other students names and student numbers. If need be they could also contact these students to verify what the invigilators saw.
I'm sure they have methods to catch cheaters, I doubt its as easy as just writing things on your arms and having nobody notice. If the OP noticed its likely other people noticed too. My question is why the OP didn't report it? Is there a policy on this kind of thing, are you allowed to tell an invigilator during or after the exam if you witnessed someone cheating? I'd be pretty annoyed if I was in an exam and someone was cheating and didn't get caught.
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I have seen a person stand on their chair and sing I'm A Little Teapot, however - that got him kicked out on the spot
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you should've told the invigilators. like asked one to come over, then pointed at the guy and gestured there was something on his arm.
serves them right for cheating.
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