I wonder what is the over/under in number of academic years until the first scandal related to this: instructor paid off to ensure higher grades, cheating directly related to getting the payoff, etc. I'm guessing that the first events like this will happen within 5 years, but I'm putting the over/under on the scandal breaking at 8 years.
Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: don allen [mailto:dap...@shaw.ca] Sent: Tue 8/10/2010 11:25 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Gambling on grades Just when you thought that students couldn't get any more focused on grades instead of learning: "LAS VEGAS - Think you're going to ace freshman year? Want to put money on that? A website called Ultrinsic is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month. Just as Las Vegas sports books set odds on football games, Ultrinsic will pay you top dollar for A's, a little less for the more likely outcome of a B average or better, and so on. You can also wager you'll fail a class by buying what Ultrinsic calls "grade insurance."" More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/10/ultrinsic-sponsors-gambli_n_676624.html or: http://tinyurl.com/3333sku -Don. Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=4102 or send a blank email to leave-4102-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4103 or send a blank email to leave-4103-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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