Another late night marking gem

Question: How would you recognize a Trumpeter Hornbill?


Student answer: 'It is easy to recognize it because of its thick, black and horny bill'

The difference between male and female students

Today I noticed that all the female students in my class described the colour of an African Hoopoe as 'Cinnamon', all the male students on the other hand, simply called it 'Brown'.



I've always perceived cinnamon as more of a flavour and smell. I'm not quite sure its use as a colour will grow on me.

Photo credits:
Cinnamon - mydreamwedding.ca
Hoopoe - www.warwicktarboton.co.za

Could you be more obvious?

In a question requiring an experimental design to test the projection of changed rainfall and it's influence on primary production the students were required to specify the scale and frequency of data collection.

"I would advise performing this sampling in as large an areas as possible with a high number of sites as this sounds like an excellent opportunity for job creation for 3rd year university students which are in desperate need of income in an impoverish society facing economic recession".

Shame! Did they expect marks or sympathy for that comment.

No wonder the sample sizes were so small…

Estimating population abundance using capture-mark-recapture techniques.

Students Methodology: “Each group attempted to catch as many grasshoppers as possible by direct observation”