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Wisdom in SpaceExaminations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. -- Charles Caleb Colton⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wisdom</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quotes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CharlesCalebColton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharlesCalebColton</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Examinations</a>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Panorama</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LavaFlow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LavaFlow</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Galapagos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Galapagos</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Geology</a>

Wisdom in SpaceThe subjects that were dearest to the examiners were almost invariably those I fancied least... I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew. They always tried to ask what I did not know. When I would have willingly displayed my knowledge, they sought to expose my ignorance. This sort of treatment had only one result: I did not to well in examinations. -- Winston Churchill⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wisdom</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quotes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WinstonChurchill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WinstonChurchill</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Examinations</a>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Panorama</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dinosaur</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tracks</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Colorado</a>

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋🔴 **The exam paradox** The Oxford Scientist_"The grass is not greener on any side, because no amount of A/A* grades can replace the raw, unfiltered experiences of growing up; we only have one childhood and often we must make sacrifices for our future self. The current job market is saturated with graduates—a degree on its own is no longer as valuable as it used to be—and you need more than good grades to stand out."_🔗 <a href="https://oxsci.org/the-exam-paradox/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://oxsci.org/the-exam-paradox/</a>.<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Learning</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Examinations</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Exams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Exams</a>

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋🔴 **Could you pass an English exam from 1913?**Janine Machin_"The exam comprised a series of papers on phonetics, grammar, and translation, which took 12 hours to complete."_🔗 <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedn9pqg9jlo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedn9pqg9jlo</a>. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Learning</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Examinations</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Exams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Exams</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a>

Brains MatterTo counter cheating and the rise of the use of AI models, the University of South Australia are reintroducing oral exams - what do you think? <a href="https://unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2024/out-with-exams-in-with-verbal-assessments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2024/out-with-exams-in-with-verbal-assessments/</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/cheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cheating</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/exams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exams</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#examinations</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/assessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#assessment</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/univeristy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#univeristy</a>

In the DarkAmid all the excitement last week I forgot that it was the sixth teaching week of the Semester. That means that we’re now past the halfway point. Among other things that meant that examination papers were due in on Friday (8th November). That means two papers for each module I’m teaching, one to be sat in January and another for the repeat opportunity in August, so that’s four altogether.I always find setting examination questions very difficult. In theoretical physics we want to stretch the stronger candidates at the same time as allowing the weaker ones to show what they can do. It’s a perennial problem how to make the questions neither too easy nor too difficult, but it is compounded this time by the fact that I’m teaching two modules for the very first time so judging the right level is tricky. Another issue is that I’m once again in a situation in which I have to set examination papers without having taught all the material. At least I’ve covered the first half of the content so I have some idea of what the students found difficult, but that’s not the case for the second half. It should be a bit easier next year once I’ve experience of covering the whole syllabus. Assuming, of course, that I’m teaching the same modules again next year, which is by no means guaranteed…I’m teaching a module on Differential Equations and Complex Analysis for 4th year students and just about ready to switch to the part that comes after the and. I taught a bit of Complex Analysis when I was at Sussex and I’m quite looking forward to it, although it does pose a particular challenge. Some of the class are doing a Double Major in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, and have done quite a lot of Complex Analysis before, while others are doing a Single Major in Theoretical Physics and haven’t really done any. I have to somehow find a way to satisfy these two different groups. The only way I can think of to do that is to teach the subject as a physicist rather than a pure mathematician, with an emphasis on examples and real-world applications rather than in the abstract. We’ll see how this works out over the next few weeks.P.S. On the subject of Complex Analysis, I just remembered <a href="https://telescoper.blog/2015/05/15/a-problems-class-in-complex-analysis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this post</a> from a few years ago.<a href="https://telescoper.blog/2024/11/11/midpoint/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://telescoper.blog/2024/11/11/midpoint/</a><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/complex-analysis/" target="_blank">#ComplexAnalysis</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/education/" target="_blank">#education</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/examination-questions/" target="_blank">#ExaminationQuestions</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/examinations/" target="_blank">#Examinations</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/mathematics/" target="_blank">#mathematics</a>

Alaska Native NewsThis Day in Alaska History-February 22nd, 1919 [the_ad id="30587"][the_ad id="37544"] <a href="https://alaska-native-news.com/february-22nd-1919/47617/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alaska-native-news.com/february-22nd-1919/47617/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#examinations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#influenza</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lifted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lifted</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passengers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passengers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quarantine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quarantine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skagway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#skagway</a>

Fearless FriendEntrance exam for an art school in China. 😱<a href="https://aus.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#examinations</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a>

sparseMatrix ✅✅✅ 📻About testing for my General Class TicketSo, the other day when I was crowing about how easy this was going to be, it turns out I had been practicing testing over a single module, of a dozen or so.Those other dozen modules, quite frankly, have been kicking my lilly ass.It's ok, though, I've got it down to where I'm failing consistently at 2 of 35 questions.The only problem is, I've been practicing almost a week now *and I'm still seeing new questions* LMAOIt's all good though!I can't test until the 15th of next month, because of scheduling conflicts -- so I should have five or six weeks to study.I tell ya what, if I'm acing it every time next week, I'm moving right on into advanced study and going for the advanced class exam instead.<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amateurradio</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/radeiooperations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radeiooperations</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hamradio</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/arrl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arrl</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#examinations</a>

Kerim Friedman 傅可恩"Originality, creativity, and subjectivity were thus key concepts in the critical appraisal of the eight–legged essay throughout imperial Chinese history."Great essay on the history of Chinese Civil Examinations by <a href="https://mastodon.social/@hildedeweerdt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hildedeweerdt</a> <a href="https://inference-review.com/article/the-chinese-civil-examinations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://inference-review.com/article/the-chinese-civil-examinations</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/examinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#examinations</a>

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