CAS Calculator

[fdhgdzh]

This is sooooo not the point.

Being chicken and seeing the bigger picture are two completely different things.

If I wanted to be petty about something like that then I'd have no hesitation in saying something but what's the point, ESPECIALLY since the OP has *nothing* to actually back up the claim.  It's about the bigger picture.  And this PARTICULAR situation is like, 99% chance they weren't cheating anyway, so you just look like someone who is trying to find a fault in other people.  Which is a really crap look in the said 'real world'.

I wouldn't put it past this person to cheat. I can guarantee they would have had notes written on the calculator. I can see your point, it would be my word against theirs, and no doubt, nothing would be done if I were to report it since I didn't say anything during the exam. It's just that I put a fair bit of work in for the most part of the year, more so than the other person, I just feel like I'm being cheated through their actions.

[Damoz.G]

That would be brilliant, but wouldn't they have said something so this person during the exam??

Posted this last week in the Methods Exam discussion. Have a read.

A lot of people don't know this, but your VCAA Exam supervisors write down little incident reports about the littlest thing. They don't exactly tell you that they are doing it, but they just do it and I think its filled at the end of the Exam. This is then enclosed in the pink bag with everyone's exams and is then collected. Incident Reports may be made for things such as constantly putting hands in pockets. Another example is giving a phone up to a supervisor when the main supervisor is giving instructions just before Reading Time commences (Even though they ask then, phones and other electronic devices should be handed up before you enter the Exam room, so before you sit down).

You don't get into trouble (Well you could), but its just so that VCAA knows exactly what is happening. However, apparently you do get told at the END of YOUR EXAM PERIOD, so after your last Exam.

So don't do anything dodgy, otherwise another incident report will be made.

[hobbitle]

I wouldn't put it past this person to cheat. I can guarantee they would have had notes written on the calculator. I can see your point, it would be my word against theirs, and no doubt, nothing would be done if I were to report it since I didn't say anything during the exam. It's just that I put a fair bit of work in for the most part of the year, more so than the other person, I just feel like I'm being cheated through their actions.

Yeah man I get how that feels, I've done entire assignments on my own that were supposed to be shared between 3 people.  It's just life and I'm just saying perhaps you should exercise a different perspective because this isn't going to be the only time this happens to you (provided you're a hard worker in general). There are plenty of other things in life to expend your energy on.

[Stevensmay]

How the hell has this thread made it to 3 pages.

1. You should have mentioned it to the examiners.
2. S/he may not have cheated, no point doing a character analysis on their behaviour, it makes no difference.
3. Yes it is unfair, no it isn't the end of the world.
4. Speak/email your co-ordinator today, it's probably already to late anyway though.
5. Any self-respecting cheater would have cleared their calculator as soon as they left the exam. If an investigation occurs the outcome is uncertain.

/thread

[Stick]

This is sooooo not the point.

Being chicken and seeing the bigger picture are two completely different things.

If I wanted to be petty about something like that then I'd have no hesitation in saying something but what's the point, ESPECIALLY since the OP has *nothing* to actually back up the claim.  It's about the bigger picture.  And this PARTICULAR situation is like, 99% chance they weren't cheating anyway, so you just look like someone who is trying to find a fault in other people.  Which is a really crap look in the said 'real world'. 

I can see and understand your point, and would definitely agree in other circumstances, but I still think the OP should say something. What's the absolute worst that could happen?

[chasej]

This is sooooo not the point.

Being chicken and seeing the bigger picture are two completely different things.

If I wanted to be petty about something like that then I'd have no hesitation in saying something but what's the point, ESPECIALLY since the OP has *nothing* to actually back up the claim.  It's about the bigger picture.  And this PARTICULAR situation is like, 99% chance they weren't cheating anyway, so you just look like someone who is trying to find a fault in other people.  Which is a really crap look in the said 'real world'.

There actually is a 99% chance they WERE cheating. Op said they had scientific calculators all year, this wasnt a mistake it was a calculated (excuse the pun) decision to bring the CAS in, which by my definition is cheating in the first place.