EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm

Pk_#2 · **EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-01-2008

Student awarded marks for exam abuse

A British student who scribbled an expletive on an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for accurate spelling and effective communication.The pupil, who wrote "f*** off" after being asked in an English exam to "describe the room you are sitting in", got 2 marks out of 27 and would have got more if he had added some punctuation, chief examiner Peter Buckroyd told The Times.

"It does show some very basic skills we are looking for, like conveying some meaning and some spelling," said Buckroyd, who works for the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance examinations board.

"It shows some nominal skills but no relevance to the task.
"If it had had an exclamation mark it would have got a little bit more because it would have been showing a little bit of skill."

According to the report, to gain minimum marks in English GSCE papers — an exam taken by hundreds of thousands of 16-year-olds across England every year — pupils must demonstrate "some simple sequencing of ideas" and an ability to put "some words in appropriate order".

Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200806...m-fa6b408.html

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"It does show some very basic skills we are looking for, like conveying some meaning and some spelling," said Buckroyd, who works for the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance examinations board.

Is he for real?!

Pk_#2 · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-01-2008

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Originally Posted by - Serene -

Is he for real?!

Wa'AlaykumSalaam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,

Yup,

AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Starseeker · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-01-2008

I've been known to do things like this. I dont and never wouldl write swear word but I write letters to the examiner, sarky answers and random comments when I dont know what the answer is.

You get marks for spelling and punction so I never leave a blank page. It is a bit of a stupid rule though...

Aziz · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-01-2008

err...one of the signs of Judgment Day?

**Muslimah421** · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-01-2008

subhanallah

Musaafir · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-01-2008

Wow..
D'you think I'll be able to get away with stuff like that in my final year exams (?)
On a serious note though, the kid failed to answer the question, so surely they should've given him/her zero right?

Keltoi · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-01-2008

From a teacher's perspective you have to look for the good in alot of things.

If he would have spelled the swear word incorrectly it probably would have looked even worse for the teacher.

SixTen · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-02-2008

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Originally Posted by Keltoi

From a teacher's perspective you have to look for the good in alot of things.

If he would have spelled the swear word incorrectly it probably would have looked even worse for the teacher.

I don't know, FICK may have been more appealing!

Pk_#2 · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-02-2008

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Originally Posted by SixTen

I don't know, FICK may have been more appealing!

How come? What about these ****?

What is the purpose of this smiley then...

James1992 · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-02-2008

I wrote that Israel were zionists and murderers and i got a u just because of that...

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sik!

James1992 · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-02-2008

They Are Though ...

najla93 · **Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm -** 07-02-2008

i told my english teacher once. if i didnt know the answer can i write i dont know or how the heck am i suppose to know. she then said u write that u will be in serious trouble with the headmaster. i was like wooow just for that i will go to the headmaster.

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In GCSEs my mate wrote 'I don't know'. and she got a couple of marks for punctuation and capital letters n that

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Pk_#2 Account Disabled Status: Offline Posts: 8,738 Reputation: 37754 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Way of Life: Undisclosed	EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm - 07-01-2008 Student awarded marks for exam abuse A British student who scribbled an expletive on an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for accurate spelling and effective communication.The pupil, who wrote "f*** off" after being asked in an English exam to "describe the room you are sitting in", got 2 marks out of 27 and would have got more if he had added some punctuation, chief examiner Peter Buckroyd told The Times. "It does show some very basic skills we are looking for, like conveying some meaning and some spelling," said Buckroyd, who works for the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance examinations board. "It shows some nominal skills but no relevance to the task. "If it had had an exclamation mark it would have got a little bit more because it would have been showing a little bit of skill." According to the report, to gain minimum marks in English GSCE papers — an exam taken by hundreds of thousands of 16-year-olds across England every year — pupils must demonstrate "some simple sequencing of ideas" and an ability to put "some words in appropriate order". Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200806...m-fa6b408.html

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Starseeker Me, Myself and I Status: Offline Posts: 707 Reputation: 1111 Rep Power: 17 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Down in the jungle where no body goes Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm - 07-01-2008 I've been known to do things like this. I dont and never wouldl write swear word but I write letters to the examiner, sarky answers and random comments when I dont know what the answer is. You get marks for spelling and punction so I never leave a blank page. It is a bit of a stupid rule though... __________________ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

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------ Account Disabled Status: Offline Posts: 0 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Mar 2006 Way of Life: Undisclosed	Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm - 07-02-2008 In GCSEs my mate wrote 'I don't know'. and she got a couple of marks for punctuation and capital letters n that