Steemit Crypto Academy | Summary for Season 3 Week 2 | The Genesis Block

The 2nd week of Season 3 has come to an end. From the 4th of July to the 10th of July, there was a total of 220 entries on the tag #awesononso-s3week2. As you can see, the volume was a lot so I had to be careful while handling the tasks.

In the lesson, we went back in time to learn about the Genesis Block concept and its significance. It was a simple lesson, so to say, and we can attribute the engagement to that.

On the Lesson we learnt about;

• The Genesis Block concept
• The Bitcoin Genesis Block and its significances
• The Ethereum Genesis Block
• The Steem Genesis Block

Observations and Suggestions

At the beginning of the week, I expected to see a lot of good entries. However, the fact that the course seemed simple made a number of students put a low amount of effort in the tasks. Below are some areas I would like to talk about:

• Thoroughness: In a simple topic like this it is always important to cover all the aspects carefully. The images are very necessary if the topic is to be explored properly. Leaving any information out would affect the general presentation of the work.

• Originality: We give marks for originality to see how much the student understands the topic. Some students do research and try to paraphrase from different sources. This situation is always clear and real knowledge always stands out. The students that really try to understand the topic always score the best in the end.

• Ambiguity: I would always advise the students to go straight to the point and avoid lengthy paragraphs. Not only can lengthy paragraphs be daunting to the reader but they can be repetitive of some concepts.

• Relevance: It is good to do research always. But research should be filtered in its course according to relevance. Introducing irrelevant concepts to the task only causes deviation from the topic and no matter how good the content, the students will score low. Irrelevant points affect originality as this criteria is based on your ability to produce relevant content on your own.

• Creativity and Simplicity: Students need to learn to let go, so to say. There is a lot of formality in the tasks and this really is not helpful. An informal and creative tone keeps the reader engaged. Also, it makes the student confident and comfortable.

Statistics

Reference

• Plagiarized is for posts with spun content.
• Below average is for scores below 5.
• Average is for scores within 5 and 5.9.
• Good is for scores within 6, 7 and 8.
• Excellent is for scores within 9 and 10.
• Invalid is for posts from users who do not qualify to perform the tasks.

From the 220 entries on the task, the distribution is as follows;

Rating	Excellent	Good	Average	Below average	Plagiarized content	Invalid
Frequency	22	124	27	37	9	1

The Top 3 Tasks of the week

A good number of students scored really well this week. Every student is encouraged to learn from one another and try to improve.

Considering all the factors, the top 3 tasks are;

User	Task Link
@yecikaulacio	Link
@cieliss	Link
@adamsmoke	Link

I appreciate everyone that participated in the class. It was really a successful week.

Thank you.