Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 39, Number 16, July 12, 1976.

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Student in ENGL 213 (Shakespeare) circulated a petition to ascertain the feelings of students on methods of assessment. The responses to the question "Which form of assessment would you prefer" were:
No. %
a) Present form (i.e. marks taken solely from final exam, with 2 essay & 1 terms test required for terms) 5 7
b) Total Interm assessment (i.e no final exam) 8 11
c) Double chance system (i.e. mark taken from better of (1) essays/terms test (2) final exam 42 58
d) Other 17 * 24
Total 72 100%

This survey conclusively shows that 92% of students want some change to assessment and that the majority want a form - the double chance system - that the compromise posed by Prof. McKenzie doesn't really satisfy. This compromise means students are still forced to do well in the final exam and goes against the spirit of the opinion expressed by a majority of students.

The second question asked referred to the terms requirements. The responses were:
No.
Terms should be A abolished 7
Terms should be B modified 23
Terms should be C retained 36
Didn't reply 6
Total 72

Although the results are less conclusive than the first part they still show that almost half want some change to the terms requirements. The change that should be discussed is the abolistion of the terms test (many people mentioned this specifically on their questionnaires).