Sunday, February 7, 2010
How to solve the free rider problem?
One form of collective action and cooperation observed in our class is that of mass copying in quizzes. Even though it is a case of unilateral non-cooperation (includes free riders- who haven’t studied and can’t answer any question), people engaging in the action (who can answer a few questions) perceive it as that of universal cooperation. Since the cooperative in this case is against rules of the society (college), it is impossible to keep the free-riders away. If they don’t show their answers to free riders, the free riders might as well complain which in turn will disrupt the operations.
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why do you think that will disrupt the operations..in fact it is going to end a big time problem which has been lingering for quite some time. the faculties on the basis of complaints by anyone who is at the receiving end of such acts might act strictly or devise other forms of evaluating people like VIVA's etc..which though time consuming might be more effective in reducing such incidents in future...SO ITS HIGH TIME SOMEBODY PULLS THE CHAIN TO STOP THE TRAIN
How can you say that there happens a mass copying in quizzes as we are being severely observed by a faculty in each quiz?
From the past we have seen that if some one engages himself/herself in copying there becomes very high probability of getting " F " in that part. we already have witnessed this case.
till the marginal gain of cheating will exceed the substantial costs of not doing so,i think it will continue..
Rules have to be enforced well. And there has to be disincentives for students cheating in the class.
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