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SDC 5 final limit - Salamander - 09-19-2019
Anyone know if it's possible to take more than 5 finals per month? I'm currently locked out of taking any more until my next billing period.
RE: SDC 5 final limit - dfrecore - 09-20-2019
They instituted that a while ago. No getting around it. We assume it was put into place by TESU or some other school that didn't like seeing someone flying through 10 courses in a month (makes it look too easy, even though there's a chance they didn't do the entirety of all 10 courses in a single month, but just completed them all at that time).
RE: SDC 5 final limit - oneyearcs - 09-24-2019
>makes it look too easy
It's so frustrating that we're more concerned with appearances than what's actually important, like proving competence or student outcomes. I've found the Study.com quizzes, assignments, and exams to be of terrible quality. I feel dumber for having worked through them. Study.com actually pays random people less than minimum wage to write the quizzes based off of each lesson. The lessons themselves are all disjoint too; they are written by random people. Each course feels really thrown together.
That said, it's an quick and easy source of college credits. I recommend it for anyone wanting college credits. For actual learning, there are free resources that are much higher quality.
RE: SDC 5 final limit - cookderosa - 10-16-2019
(09-24-2019, 02:16 PM)oneyearcs Wrote: >Study.com actually pays random people less than minimum wage to write the quizzes based off of each lesson. The lessons themselves are all disjoint too; they are written by random people.
Do you or have you worked for them? Just curious.
RE: SDC 5 final limit - jsh1138 - 10-16-2019
The lessons aren't written by random people. It says who they are for each lesson, and lists their qualifications. The bio for each instructor is right under the video box
RE: SDC 5 final limit - mysonx3 - 10-16-2019
(10-16-2019, 01:57 PM)jsh1138 Wrote: The lessons aren't written by random people. It says who they are for each lesson, and lists their qualifications. The bio for each instructor is right under the video boxThe assertion was about the quizzes, not the lessons
RE: SDC 5 final limit - armstrongsubero - 10-16-2019
I also feel some SDC courses lack the rigour they are supposed to have.