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PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE SURPRISE‐EXAMINATION PARADOX *
Author(s) -
Weintraub Ruth
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
ratio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-9329
pISSN - 0034-0006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9329.1995.tb00077.x
Subject(s) - surprise , perspective (graphical) , epistemology , psychology , aesthetics , sociology , computer science , philosophy , social psychology , artificial intelligence
In this paper I consider the surprise examination paradox from a practical perspective, paying special attention to the communicative role of the teacher's promise to the students. This perspective, which places the promise within a practice, rather than viewing it in the abstract, imposes constraints on adequate solutions to the paradox. In the light of these constraints. I examine various solutions which have been offered, and suggest two of my own.