Comments on: Lowering Standards in the US and “Hidden Rules” in China: Campbell’s Law and The Causes Education Corruption http://zhao.educ.msu.edu/2009/11/10/lowering-standards-in-the-us-and-%e2%80%9chidden-rules%e2%80%9d-in-china-campbells-law-and-the-causes-education-corruption/ University Distinguished Professor @ Michigan State University Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:28:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ian McAllister http://zhao.educ.msu.edu/2009/11/10/lowering-standards-in-the-us-and-%e2%80%9chidden-rules%e2%80%9d-in-china-campbells-law-and-the-causes-education-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Ian McAllister Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:28 +0000 http://zhao.educ.msu.edu/?p=427#comment-1015 What people often forget is that examiners too are human. My book shows you how to take advantage of every human weakness of the examiner. For instance, if you sit in the center front row of classes and study the topic of a lecture beforehand you can ask the lecturer questions that show that you are keenly interested in the topic. If the lecturer is also the examiner, he will mark more generously. Use black ink in exams. Blue is more difficult to read by the examiner in electric light. Don't bore the examiner - be different. What people often forget is that examiners too are human. My book shows you how to take advantage of every human weakness of the examiner.

For instance, if you sit in the center front row of classes and study the topic of a lecture beforehand you can ask the lecturer questions that show that you are keenly interested in the topic. If the lecturer is also the examiner, he will mark more generously.

Use black ink in exams. Blue is more difficult to read by the examiner in electric light.

Don’t bore the examiner – be different.

]]> By: Meeting Testing Goals By Lowering Standards | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... http://zhao.educ.msu.edu/2009/11/10/lowering-standards-in-the-us-and-%e2%80%9chidden-rules%e2%80%9d-in-china-campbells-law-and-the-causes-education-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Meeting Testing Goals By Lowering Standards | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:58 +0000 http://zhao.educ.msu.edu/?p=427#comment-850 [...] Michigan State University Professor and author Yong Zhao has just written a piece on the “causes of education corruption.” [...] [...] Michigan State University Professor and author Yong Zhao has just written a piece on the “causes of education corruption.” [...]

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