Exam Review

[OR Dude]

Returning to school, I have found things have changed, and one such change is not being given the time to review incorrect responses on an exam. I find this a very deplorable policy, which has come into existence. I also find it very odd, when the instructor says to the class, "Submit any questions you may have regarding the exam via email," but you have no idea which questions you answered incorrectly, since you were not allowed the time to review your exam. You are simply told, you grade is X, you had # incorrect responses. There is a huge disconnect in this logic, and a huge lack of accountability. How can you trust the school, if it says, you missed # questions, but are not allowed to see the questions you missed? Instead, the school is saying, "Trust us, your grade is X." This invites a lack of accountability, to say nothing about other irregularities.

Being a former educator, test review was a cornerstone to learning...such is the phrase, you learn from your mistakes. Yet, how do you learn from your mistakes if your are not allowed to see what they were?

The world has changed, and the reason for this lack of exam review is in the name of exam security. Avoiding any discussion regarding the larger issue of security in the world of politics, I believe the guise of security, with regards to this topic of exam review, has gone too far, and does not promote learning. In light of this, I have come to question continuing my academic pursuit at this particular university, or any such school with such a policy. If exam security trumps learning, then the academic mission of learning has failed.

Before attending a school, ask if students are allowed to learn from their mistakes, and specifically, if they are allowed to review their incorrect exam responses. I believe it is a mistake to accept a school policy such as the one I described above. I call upon all current and future students to demand exam accountability.