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William Davies · How many words does it take to make a mistake? Education, Education, Algorithm · LRB 24 February 2022

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In the utopia sold by the EdTech industry, pupils are guided and assessed continuously. When one task is completed...

Vol. 44 No. 4 · 24 February 2022 How many words does it take to make a mistake? William Davies on the mechanisation of learning Share on Bluesky Share on Facebook Share Email Print 5232 words 'P erhaps we could start with you telling us what you understand by the term "plagiarism".' I don't know how many times I've spoken these words over the last two years. Twenty or thirty perhaps. In my role as chair of the exam board in my department it falls to me to chair plagiarism hearings, and this awkward icebreaker serves as a way of establishing whether or not the student concerned understands the

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