I had two makeup tests today from my anatomy exam on Tuesday. One had a scheduled appointment and took it, the other presented a story of how she wouldn't be here for it and tried to push it off another day, and so I relented and allowed it. Then I find out when the one comes in to take the test that the other is down in the commons studying for tomorrow, NOT in fact out at an appointment or something. She also mentioned that the other student "just didn't feel prepared" for the exam. This is cheating, stealing time to study to try to get a better grade, when other students did not have the same opportunity, and I'm kind of steamed.
Now, I'm debating with myself on what is best to do in the situation. Should I beef up the test as it is, change diagrams etc? Should I go to the text and pull out a test that I wouldn't normally use (this would be mean because I don't go into the depth that the text does on all of its questions)? Should I just drop her test a letter grade for each day she postponed it? Steamed, I am steamed. Then I think to myself, if the student hasn't studied enough to feel ready for the test, and she has test anxiety, is it really going to help her to have extra time?
I guess it's a lesson for me.
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Flunk the little miscreant.
Let the class know that there is only one time for exams. If a real emergency excuse can be proven, then a special second date for a similar but not exactly same test can be given.
As hard as it might be to do, I would let this one time slide because you were not prepared for a situation like this. Now you do know.
Dad
Yea, you can't ever fully trust them! In the future I have to make them prove the reason they need to reschedule. This time I would make the exam harder...more essay questions and definitely different 'cause if the student is lying about an appointment, then she/he may very well be asking those that already took it what was on it. And you are right...if the student isn't prepared, then he/she isn't going to do well anyway.
Update:
Gave the student a slightly modified version of the exam, exam was quite solidly failed. Seems the extra study time wasn't all it was cracked up to be...
Also, for the rest of the semester, I don't have a problem with this happening again as the next test is the final. If they miss it, there isn't much I can do for them... I will be changing my syllabi for next semester.
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