Why don't universities return exam question papers?
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1.  It's quite common for professors not to return exams.  I've taken courses at 3 different schools, from community college to graduate school, and I've had professors do this at all 3 institutions.  It's also the policy for the courses I teach.  \n\n2.  As the other responses have mentioned, it's done largely because professors will either use the same exam, or similar exams, in different quarters.  Thus, if the exams are readily available, it inflates students' grades in subsequent semesters rather than giving an accurate measure of their progress in the course.  All the professors (and myself as a TA) who have done this do make the exams available for students who wish to see them by coming into their office and discussing the scores.\n\n3.  While storage space is nice, keeping the exams has the added benefit of protecting both the professor and the student.  If the student challenges their grade, the professor will have the exams handy to check for possible errors.  If the student has the test and loses it, then it simply becomes a matter of he-said, she-said thus creating much hassle for both.  As for boosting marks, that does nothing to increase the reputation of the university, and probably in fact would diminish that reputation.  Think about it:  if all the students get excellent grades because old exams are readily available for them to copy, that doesn't say much about the abilities of the students, except perhaps that they need to be spoon-fed in order to succeed.
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I've had a look at the major exam boards (Edexcel, OCR and AQA) and none of them seem to offer any sort of qualifications in Norwegian, sorry.
339804
That's a good question. \n\nShouldn't the student books have all the answers since they are written for, uh, STUDENTS!? I think one reason the instructor's editions have all the answers is because most instructors can't answer all the questions correctly. Yes, I said MOST. Also, if those same teachers would spend the time to test students using original problems, then they wouldn't need to use problems copied from the book. And, hence, no need to hide the answers.\n \nTry searching on ebay or some online used book dealers. In Texas we have a chain of stores called Half Price Books. I've found many instructor's edition there but most were for older editions or other authors' books. Even the previous edition of your calc book probably has the same questions. Try to locate a teachers's edition of that one on ebay and/or the solution manual.\n\nGood luck and keep studying!
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try looking for contact numbers of your classmates on that suject or maybe try contacting your professor and ask him if you can hae anoter copy sent to you through mail or e-mail... you just hae to burden the fees... it's possible i think, you can give it a try right?
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Well, here's my advice. Don't lie, be honest and make it short. Take responsibility, but ask if there is any way that you can submit your paper late, with appropriate grade adjustments. Professors can see through lies and laziness and irresponsibility - they get the same requests every day from other students. It's actually better to meet them in office hours - email is not good
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there is an option to give the exam privately, without going to school. However, u need to contact a recognised school for the same. They can help u.
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I'm a professor who has no trouble spotting purchased or plagiarized papers.  Our university even has software that one can use to scan suspicious papers and determine if they were plagiarized from an online site.  I rarely have to use it, however, since I can easily determine on my own whether a paper is a particular student's original work.  I've been teaching for almost a decade now, and identifying a paper with "academic dishonesty problems" is ridiculously easy.\n\nI've "busted" my share of students, and in accordance with my university's policy, some of them were expelled.  All of them received a failing grade for the courses in which they cheated, and their transcripts were marked with the notation "failed for reasons of academic dishonesty."
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Universities are governed by a similar body to Ofsted for schools. I can't remember the name of it, but a little Internet research should help.  If you are really concerned then maybe you could report it to a body such as that?
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try re-posting your questions under category of "Arts & Humanities -\nBooks & Authors " there might be more people to help.\n\ngood luck!
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Steal the exam sheets!\nI guess u can ask in collges, they always have those. (Mine does).
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No, they do not. They are probably saved for practice for following years' students to practice. However, the questions are no longer repeated, in order to avoid cheaters.
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Try past paper questions! A lot of questions from previous exam papers are repeated, most of the times they are just structured differently. But if you look at some questions closely you will see similarities.\n\nI usually try reading up on the topic before I attempt the question. That way you don't have to study everything. You can just pick out what usually comes for exams. \n\nBut I guess it depends on whether you have exams every semester or every year... either way, best of luck to you!!!
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It depends on your exam board.  Edexcel make you pay for past papers, OCR have a small number of past papers online at www.ocr.org.uk.  AQA (www.aqa.org.uk) have a very good selection of past papers online.
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Probably borders, or perhaps the nearest college...if those fail then the internet will solve your problem somehow.
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Yes there are. Most university's libraries keep papers that have been published on file and you can retrieve them through ILL, Inter Library Loan.
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You need to check with the institution that granted the certification - they should be able to reissue a copy
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I doubt they release the tests.\n\nThe closest you can come to the questions is the official SAT II book by collegeboard.