On the other hand, please feel free to let me know if there are legitimate problems going on. In Astronomy 20, I wish to strongly encourage all three methods. Most of your assignments will be designed to do just that, getting you to do some research to answer questions that will pique your interest and help you learn, and then discuss the responses with others, either in person or through the discussion area. The quizzes, however, represent a bit of a gray area. Student A takes the quiz and submits his or her answers.
Feedback is automatically output for for each question.
While It is difficult for the instructor to be positive if a student is or is not taking a quiz fairly, it is usually easy enough to tell by comparing the times that a quiz is submitted with the score, and by comparing performance on the exams with performance on quizzes. Such problems are rare at Las Positas, but they have occurred. There is one midterm and one final exam. Exams will be multiple choice, short answer, and short essay. You must take both exams by the dates listed in the schedule.