I always do the assignments under exam conditions. Sometimes I think I know something well, but when I struggle in the assignment it helps my identify any weak areas.
It also makes the transition from doing assignments to sitting past papers less painful.
As far as this 'out of date' things go, I just don't buy it. Most people will send in assignments well before the final deadline date, otherwise they are really going to struggle to finish the course on time (for CA1 anyway). However, I do accept that the later the statistics are published the more credability they'll have which is why I think weekly updating will be a good idea.
Even if only 30 had sent their assignments back at the first publication, I think I could still get a relatively good indicator of my comparative performance. In fact I learn something just from asking the other two people (same exam) at work!
Maybe I should actually send my open letter to Acted by email, guess they might find it a little strange me communicating in this manner?
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