Thread:HMcCoy/@comment-3388158-20140722201523/@comment-24808864-20140722203332

Great screenshot. You are completely right. The badges and the time line up exactly for someone logging in and doing one problem over and over.

That does go against the spirit of learning, especially if a program can be set-up to do it without a human.

I wonder if KA could degrade the points by some fixed amount for every number of times it is performed. For example, normal points for first 100 times (up to the ludicrous streak). Then maybe one point a shot for the next 100 (so as to still award some value to those who truly want to practice) and then no points beyond?

The only hesitation I might have is that I can imagine a child might be encouraged by a teacher or parent to "Do 100 multiplication problem in a row everyday." Then the problem might be performed many times successively, but with the right intent...

That case, however, is probably far rarer than the person who is just finding the easiest way to farm points.