College advice

[R13...]

What's to stop the student from adding into the script to get more marks. Or simply losing it then demand a supplementary exam?

Yes there may be ways to protect against that but why risk it. It's about security and protecting the integrity of the evaluation I would say.

It'd be irresponsible to hand over originals. I would think they'd give them copies. Must say I am yet to find a college who will readily that sort of info over, at best you can request a remark and then they'd only agree if you're borderline of a milestone, otherwise they tell you to go away.

 

[Eti1]

You do realise how weak your argument is right?

No. Enlighten me.

 

[Azbubu]

It'd be irresponsible to hand over originals. I would think they'd give them copies. Must say I am yet to find a college who will readily that sort of info over, at best you can request a remark and then they'd only agree if you're borderline of a milestone, otherwise they tell you to go away.

They don't hand over papers to take home. You view your paper in the presence of the lecturer. I don't see why it's an issue, we never had problems viewing our exam scripts. But the student should request to see her paper, the guardian has no business to.

 

[Eti1]

They don't hand over papers to take home. You view your paper in the presence of the lecturer. I don't see why it's an issue, we never had problems viewing our exam scripts.

Ok. Maybe it can work your way, but it depends on the policies of the school doesn't it?

 

[R13...]

They don't hand over papers to take home. You view your paper in the presence of the lecturer. I don't see why it's an issue, we never had problems viewing our exam scripts.

That's different but this being a college I suppose it is possible for shenanigans to happen. At university it is a bit difficult as your paper is marked by the lecturer or his minion then goes to external and sometimes goes for moderation. Not impossible as shown with the marks for sex scandals doing the rounds.

 

[Eti1]

Now they coming at me with policies... But had they told me this from the beginning then I wouldn't have wasted so much time. They saying according to the Department of Higher Education and Training policy, In order to view and examination answer script a candidate needs to apply in writing within 30 days after the release of the results at the Directorate. Only now they telling me this. I think they are hiding something.

They are telling you now because you are asking now. But as for the policy, I am pretty sure the student agreed to it upon registration.

 

[Mvu]

They are telling you now because you are asking now. But as for the policy, I am pretty sure the student agreed to it upon registration.

Oh yes, the small print.... : whistle:

They always nail us with the small print

 

[adam88]

Good day

I trust you are well. I need some advice.
I am a guardian of someone who goes to Northlink College. The person failed some of their subjects in the December exam. Now when I approached the school for the exam papers they did not supply me. I have tried the Programme manager as well as the HOD. Now i am trying to escalate this to the Compus manager. The rason I want to see the papers is because the person was doing fairly well throghout the year and I do not understand how they could have failed.

Anyone who has ever fought a battle like this? Any advice will be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Exam papers are usually not held on campus and they are marked externally and anonymously and captured only by the students student number probably by someone from a completely different, not even by the college. Students marks were probably changed this year due to a upscaling of marks NATIONALLY again that has nothing to do with your specific college.

If your student is in a continuous assessment program, the young adult could've been getting 100% for practicals and failing tests and because practicals outweigh test the young adult could've seemed to be doing well.

Why don't you ask the college for the students Portfolio of Assessment, which they should have and then investigate that with the student and then make assumptions about who is in the wrong. Now it just seems like you are blaming the college for the student failing because it is never the students fault right?

 

[Mvu]

Exam papers are usually not held on campus and they are marked externally and anonymously and captured only by the students student number probably by someone from a completely different, not even by the college. Students marks were probably changed this year due to a upscaling of marks NATIONALLY again that has nothing to do with your specific college.

If your student is in a continuous assessment program, the young adult could've been getting 100% for practicals and failing tests and because practicals outweigh test the young adult could've seemed to be doing well.

Why don't you ask the college for the students Portfolio of Assessment, which they should have and then investigate that with the student and then make assumptions about who is in the wrong. Now it just seems like you are blaming the college for the student failing because it is never the students fault right?

Thank you for your advice and no I am not blaming the college. I am just worried that some students who were initaily told to have failled were later told that they actually passed.

 

[ForceFate]

Thank you for your advice and no I am not blaming the college. I am just worried that some students who were initaily told to have failled were later told that they actually passed.

Some colleges are cesspools of corruption. What were her average marks like?