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recursivedoubtsyesterday at 5:21 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes, I expect that pressure will be there, and project grades will be near 100% going forward, whether the student did the work or not.

This is why I'm going to in-person written quizzes to differentiate between the students who know the material and those who are just using AI to get through it.

I do seven quizzes during the semester so each one is on relatively recent material and they aren't weighted too heavily. I do some spaced-repetition questions of important topics and give students a study sheet of what to know for the quiz. I hated the high-pressure midterms/finals of my undergrad, so I'm trying to remove that for them.


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WalterBrightyesterday at 6:05 PM

> I hated the high-pressure midterms/finals of my undergrad

The pressure was what got me to do the necessary work. Auditing classes never worked for me.

> I do some spaced-repetition questions of important topics and give students a study sheet of what to know for the quiz.

Isn't that what the lectures and homework are for?