By Patricia on Wednesday, September 16, 1998 - 03:45 pm:
First of all, given the newness of the discussion setup, I congratulate you on getting your discussion moving. Everyone contributed eventually. Comments throughout your discussion were good. I found the summary you submitted was a little superficial and didn't delve into some of the concise and interesting statements that were made in your discussion. (e.g., "a better scoring system is needed") What might make the scoring system better? Your groups' results on the test didn't show much change even when deliberately trying to sway the scores. This suggests the test is bias resistant, yet a main objection in the summary is that someone can lie to change the results. How can you explain the discrepancy between what you believe (the test can be biased) and what you actually found when taking the test (the scores didn't change much)? I would like to see a little deeper analysis of issues like this. On the whole, it's a good first effort and I'm sure as you get more used to the discussion format I'll be seeing the depth of discussion I'm looking for. Remember, you are only marked on 10 out of 11 topics so if you submit for all topics you can forego one score if your not happy with it. Tips for next time - carefully cover points made by everyone during the discussion and make sure you directly address the questions attached to the site. Grade 1+