First paper on net-flow rates
My first paper on the net-flow rates, Indirect Estimation of Student Net Flows and Dropout Rates: Concepts and Examples, is now available (PDF version). I need to work on a few things—okay, more than a few things—but here’s the gist.
Interesting plagiarism discussion
The Syracuse University grad-student blog, Orange Philosophy, has an interesting discussion of reading student essays and catching plagiarism. I’m not sure I agree with the skeptical approach here—I tend to be a trusting reader unless something jabs me in the stomach, so to speak—but it’s a provocative exercise to read the catching-plagiarism-through-key-disparities approach.