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...honor code from 1907 until 1961, one has never existed at Harvard College. Indeed, both faculty members and students question whether a code could survive at Harvard.Honor code systems generally require students to sign a pledge stating that they will not cheat, and then to certify on each exam they hand in that the test was taken honestly.Having signed the honor code, students are then permitted to take unproctored exams. While honor codes are more common at small, liberal arts colleges, they are also present at larger research universities. Stanford has had an honor code since...
...fiscal year, about $5,000 more than the national average. According to school officials, those numbers have risen to over $16,000 for this fiscal year. But despite this spending, Cambridge placed 253 out of 278 districts statewide on the 2005 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 10th grade English exam. And it scored just slightly better—at 251—on the MCAS 10th grade math exam.Nolan’s interest in the system as a parent led her to become involved with Cambridge United for Education (CUE), a group that addressed citywide issues concerning CPS. Nolan?...
...What’s more nerve-wracking—an exam, or a show...
...kind gesture on the part of instructors, meant to give students ample time to create quality work, such late due dates impose time-consuming assignments on a period intended for review. This creates added stress for students who are likely to be already on edge in anticipation of final exams. To be fair to students, courses with final assignments should make those assignments due while classes are still in session. If this is not possible, and for one reason or another final papers or projects must be due during reading period, then those assignments should be the sole culminating exercise...
...scour Harvard’s Friday night party scene this weekend, they will find very few options on campus. The College is not allowing parties in Houses tonight, in accordance with a campus noise prevention policy the night before the administration of the MCAT test, the pre-medical school exam. While Kirkland House Master Tom Conley said he did not know who enacted the ban, he said he believed it made sense. “The exam is grueling...They need a good night’s sleep before going into the field of battle,” he said...