Just out of curiosity. I have no moral stance on it, if a tool works for you I’m definitely not judging anyone for using it. Do whatever you can to get your work done!

  • GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    11 months ago

    I had professors do different wordings for questions throughout college, I never encountered a professor or TA that wouldn’t clarify if asked, and, generally, the amount of confusing questions evened out across all of the versions, especially over a semester. They usually aren’t doing it to trick students, they just want to make it harder for one student to look at someone else’s test.

    There is a risk of it negatively impacting students, but encouraging students to ask for clarification helps a ton.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        11 months ago

        I have had professors that essentially create chiral A & B versions and also randomize the order. Never underestimate the amount of effort a lazy student will go through to cheat.