As graders go on grading, their comments become more frustrated and their good-will becomes much sloppier. At least that's the hypothesis to explain this. Researchers found the reverse effect on graders who sorted in reverse-alphabetical order.
I agree with this. It’s a bit like the first 2 pancakes, you have to go back over the first half a dozen once you’re in the zone.
I used to grade hard copies a lot, after I graded I’d put them in order from best to worst (numerical grades) and then do quick comparisons between an assignment and its neighbours in the pile. It’s an easy way to “quality control”.
As for the comments, that’s a self-discipline issue. If you’re giving, say, 4 positives and 4 negatives per assignment and have standard ways of phrasing, it shouldn’t deteriorate.
I think blind marking is important. I have literally heard people objecting to proposed grades with phrases like “but he’s a bad student” or “but she’s really bright.”
It’s not even leaseshold proper. It’s baches on crown land with licenses that need renewing every 5 years. Some of them have until June 2024 and others another 15 years.
The thing is, no one was allowed to actually live in them full time until 2015. So I think what’s happened is people thought cool, an affordable way to have a house, poured all their money in and then this… but yeah they’ve known for years.
By “climate change” specifically the flooding means the council can’t give it a sewerage and wastewater system. People can be really deep in denial about climate stuff; you try to warn them and they think it’s “political”. Smh.
(I was just curious and read a bunch of articles to get a better picture. This from 2019 sets most of it out).
This, surely it’s more usual? The first time I ever reached out the person sent me three recent articles and an invitation to let them know when/where my research was published, even though it wasn’t relevant to their discipline.
I was a lowly grad student and he was a senior academic with his own lab. I’d heard of his research because it was mentioned in a science documentary on tv, and the whole experience really gave me a happy feeling.
I can see why ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world only did it the one time after the experience they had, though.
We were away for a week and left it on the side of the road. Doesn’t look like they were particularly competent, as they ruined the ignition but didn’t manage to start it....
Was just talking about how cool New Zealand’s rare frogs are and wanted to share. These frogs evolved to have no ears, so they also have no croaking noises (what’s the point if the mates you are trying to attract are deaf) which is unique!...
Among the list of organisations that have been invited to apply are organisations associated with projects that would destroy a pristine mountaintop and rip up the seafloor....
I reckon if you allow someone’s tone to dictate whether to take what they say seriously, you’re doing yourself a disservice.
If someone is screaming about a house being on fire I’m going to look to see whether it is, not just think oh well they sound hysterical so it can’t be true.
In your quotes they used the adjective “pristine”, the colloquialism “rip up” and the metaphor “war”.
But if you strip away that language the bare facts are that in that list are companies that quite literally destroyed a mountain in one case, destroyed seafloor, and various other highly destructive activities.
I’d call it an attempt to use persuasive/emoyive language, not an exaggeration.
I get what you’re saying though, and I think I understand it. Not just in politics either. I don’t like it when people seem to be telling me what to think - and in my career I always found it more effective to give people the facts and let them make up their own minds.
But, at the end of the day there is a factual reality and I think it would be a mistake to ignore it just because of how someone’s opinion on it is delivered.
Forest and Bird is a conservation group, it’s understandable they’re upset - with this bill we’re facing the very likely chance of extinction for some of our unique species e.g the rare frogs (which are super cool, have attributes that make them unique and unlike frogs in the rest of the world).
This isn’t just coming from them either, bizarrely Shane Jones keeps saying stuff about how he doesn’t care about frogs and they “must go” in his speeches in Parliament, so to me it’s pretty obvious that Oceana or Bathurst is going to be allowed to mine Conservation land that is the rare frog habitat.
both the education and health systems are getting absolutely butchered by this government and this is definitely going to impact you and the people around you.
Great. I’m already on month 15 of waiting for an appointment that the letter from the hospital told me was going to be a 6-8 month wait.
Seems we’re in a “post truth” era here in New Zealand as well. This article has Luxon saying he doesn’t want spin doctors and then Dr Shane Reti literally trying to spin this story.
Omg I remember Diablo! When Diablo 1 came out, my whole flat’s social life went on pause until we’d finished it! It’s cool that you’re reconnecting with your friend.
Spring onions, mmmm.
Nope sadly it’s just plain old indica. Neighbour seems to have a patch of it but I can’t point the finger too hard since we are the ones who have tradescantia.
Yeah? Sounds fun, will give it a go sometime. (We’re currently only watching one show a night and it has to be Forbryndelsen or I will riot). I quite enjoy silly space shows like Red Dwarf and Lexx though it’s probably not quite that far along.
The virus I had wasn’t a cold, it mainly involved severe vertigo, though it then turns into a respiratory infection as a complication in pediatric patients, apparently. I guess if your kids start throwing up, ask them if the room is spinning!
Yeah you’re not wrong. It’s beginning to feel like one of those little countries where it turns out the leader is just in power to benefit some corporation or cabal.
It’s quite baffling to me. After a certain point, wealth hoarding is no more beneficial than hoarding old newspapers. And they’re ruining lives and destroying the planet for that?
Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order (phys.org)
As graders go on grading, their comments become more frustrated and their good-will becomes much sloppier. At least that's the hypothesis to explain this. Researchers found the reverse effect on graders who sorted in reverse-alphabetical order.
Selwyn residents fighting for homes after being told they need to leave them by 2039 (www.rnz.co.nz)
Residents of a small Selwyn community say they will keep fighting to save their homes after being told they must vacate them by 2039....
military industrial publishing complex (mander.xyz)
Someone tried to steal our Subaru in Christchurch (lemmy.nz)
We were away for a week and left it on the side of the road. Doesn’t look like they were particularly competent, as they ruined the ignition but didn’t manage to start it....
Cool short video about unique Archey's Frog (m.youtube.com)
Was just talking about how cool New Zealand’s rare frogs are and wanted to share. These frogs evolved to have no ears, so they also have no croaking noises (what’s the point if the mates you are trying to attract are deaf) which is unique!...
Government forced to release its ‘top secret’ fast-track list (www.forestandbird.org.nz)
Among the list of organisations that have been invited to apply are organisations associated with projects that would destroy a pristine mountaintop and rip up the seafloor....
'Potentially unsafe': Hospitals urged to restrict staffing amid public service job cuts | Newshub (www.youtube.com)
both the education and health systems are getting absolutely butchered by this government and this is definitely going to impact you and the people around you.
Police confirm ram was in paddock where two found dead in rural Waitākere (www.rnz.co.nz)
A man and woman were found dead at the Anzac Valley Road address in Waitākere before 7.30am....
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Residents of Auckland's City Gardens Apartments ordered to evacuate over fire safety (www.rnz.co.nz)
I work with fire alarm systems for a living, so it’s fascinating to see a building get so bad it is shut down entirely by the fire brigade....
Smoking Ban - British taking our great idea, that we have abandoned (www.bbc.com)
Heard this on the BBC news podcast today, they reference our attempt…that we have given up on.
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'Reckless': Govt slashing over 1000 roles across Ministry of Education, Oranga Tamariki | Newshub (www.youtube.com)
Who could have seen this coming!
Holland has so much space (lemmy.world)
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