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Cheating? Studying?
I was having really bad problems with a certain class so my friend (who's a grade higher than me) gave me her tests from the same class from that year (same class, different teacher). Well I was looking through some of her tests and realized that her teacher gave out the exact same test (that I have done) and quizzes that we've done!
Our big unit test is coming up and I've been studying really hard and never looked at her tests yet because I don't think that it's fair to my classmates that I get a sneak peak but my friend told me that what's the point of my friend gaving me the tests then if I don't look at them?
What's your advice and opinion on this? Maybe I should look once only and study really hard? Or would you consider that cheating? I'd probably forget everything that I glanced on the test so maybe it's just a very good way to narrow down my studying to mroe specific areas? Thanks
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Ok, I will give you my 2 cents on this.
From an ethical point of view, it is certainly cheating. Whether you memorise the answers or just use them as a guideline as suggested below. The reason it is cheating is because the teacher expects that your results are an evaluation of your ability without ANY prior knowledge of the test. If you doubt this, try go to him and say "I have the test you are about to give... its ok if I use it as a guideline for studying right?"
That being said, your teacher is little bit daft for using last years tests, but that does not make it right. There is no way you can logically define an "advantage" that is not cheating, in this case. Its all a question of how much you artificially raise your actual results, from the results you would have had without this pre-knowledge. This applies even to your "glance".
There, thats my view anyways. However, I will be honest with you. If I had had this sort of info back in school, I would have fully memorised the test and aced it. Just so I dont give the impression that I am preaching ethics to you or anything.
In the end its all down to what you decide to do. Good luck.
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If I were you, I'd use it more like a study guide or practice test. Cover up the answers and just look at the questions, or even rewrite the questions on your computer and take it as if it were the test. That way, you can see which type of problems or subjects you are having trouble with. Review those sections in your notes or book. Then, you can compare your answers to the test to see if you did them correctly and work from there.
In my opinion, I don't see it as cheating; I see it as an "advantage". Now, if you were to just memorize all the answers, THAT'S when I would consider it cheating.
You should really try taking as a practice test. You need to learn how to do it in the long run anyways, right? Like for your final exam.
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