scantron?? :|

[KiWi]

:sl:

i was taking a test the earlier today and in the middle of the test, i remembered an incident that had happened to me years before.

i was remembering the first time i had to take a test with a scantron....
the teacher passed out the test and the scantron. i didnt know what the heck it was for at that time, so i just did test and circled my answers on the test (didnt read the direction of course). i looked over at the next person's paper to see what she did with her scantron and saw her scantron filled. so i thought the scantron was just given "for fun" to do after finishing the test. so what i did was i filled in the bubbles and shaped it like a flower. when it was time to turn in the test, i saw the others turinging in the scantron, so i did the same. the next day the teacher stood infront of class and said "what's the meaning of this?" said my name and waved the scantron in the air so EVERYONE can see it. everyone started laughing. boy was i embarassed!!!....:hiding:
later the teacher told what the scantron was for. i never made the same mistake again!!

soo, any of you have had an emberesing moment with first time using a scantron?

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Nope I didnt. Been using them for a lonngg time.

Thats odd, the fact that he didnt explain to you. Usually teachers go over what to do with it before a test. So that's his fault lol. Also he embarassed you in front of the class, thats wrong as well. I'd have gone on his case about it.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Yea probably. It's kinda annoying tho.

[egyptballer]

:sl:

This reminds me of a post from the diaries of a hafiz blog:

http://diariesofahafiz.com/home/?p=146

When I was going back to my freshman year in high school, I never took those electronic tests, which are graded by a machine. The first month I went into high school, I received a test with two papers. One paper was with the questions, and the other was with where you fill in your answers. The latter paper was called a “scantron”. Not sure if any of you ever heard of it. I was 14 at the time, and I’ve never seen anything like this before. You are supposed to fill in the circle, but being me, I circled the circle.

Later after the paper was supposed to be graded, my teacher told the class of what I did. >_> Talk about embarassing. The student next to me told me I was blushing deeply. Well, DUH! Why wouldn’t I be? It should have been OBVIOUS to me that you fill it in. The teacher, sincere as she was, took the time to grade it separately, though.

Though, after that, I never laughed at anyone again for their “fobbish” actions. Lesson learned.

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[Beardo]

LOL! I posted an article about that on my blog the other day as welll, DiariesofaHafiz.com. Type in "scantron" in the search bar and you should find it inshallah.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

I dont understand why the teacher has to embarass you. It's like they get a kick out of it. I'd never let it go.

[Tony]

Never heard of scantron, most teachers I ever had with the exception of my English teacher, Mr Watkins, may Allah bring him to Islam Ameen, were socially inept bullies, for the fact that when at a loss you designed a flower I would have given you an A plus, outstanding:D

[KiWi]

@Light of Heaven: :( the teacher never explained to us how to use the so called scantron
she just assumed that everyone knows how to. after she embarrassed me, i put my head down n cried silently. my first time EVER being embarrassed :cry:

@Alpha Dude: yes, a scantron is "electronically marked multiple choice exam thing"

@eHafiz: lol, ur story was funny ;D

@Tony: i know rite? i at least drew her a flower <_<
but thx for the A!

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

@Light of Heaven: :( the teacher never explained to us how to use the so called scantron
she just assumed that everyone knows how to. after she embarrassed me, i put my head down n cried silently. my first time EVER being embarrassed :cry:

Grr :raging:. If I saw you crying or saw u put your head down I'd have gone up to her face:skeleton:

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

I hate it when the answers line up on it..it's gets to your head <_<

[crayon]

Ahh what a mean teacher! Poor Kiwi! :(

I've always loved doing scantrons for some reason lol, they made me feel grown up. I did one to assess my abilities or something when I was little, and then all the SAT's were scantrons. They were fun!

[Brasco]

could someone tell me what a "scantron" is, insha'allah? I googled, but I did not find anything :S

[Cabdullahi]

what the heck is scantron!!!

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

This:

[Brasco]

Hm, but what's that? :S kinda exam? I've never seen such thing :S

[crayon]

There's another booklet of papers that has the exam questions on it, and a choice of answers A,B,C,D,E. Say the answer to question 1 is C. You fill in the circle C on the scantron sheet. When you're done, they scantron sheet is collected, and marked by a computer.

[Beardo]

lol the test questions are separate. You circle bubble the multiple choice answer on that sheet.

[Brasco]

There's another booklet of papers that has the exam questions on it, and a choice of answers A,B,C,D,E. Say the answer to question 1 is C. You fill in the circle C on the scantron sheet. When you're done, they scantron sheet is collected, and marked by a computer.

What's the chance of misinterpreting by the machine? For example, if the circle of C is not filled rightly?

[Beardo]

What's the chance of misinterpreting by the machine? For example, if the circle of C is not filled rightly?

They tell you do it dark etc. The teacher usually goes through it again with the class as a whole.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

It does happen actually even if its darkened in properly. So usually when the professor goes over the exam or if the answers r on the side of the scantron, you can just tell the professor. It's happened to me a lot.

[crayon]

What's the chance of misinterpreting by the machine? For example, if the circle of C is not filled rightly?

Yup, like eHafiz said, they're constantly reminding you to darken the circles and make sure you circled the correct answer.

Also, some tests have the option of manual rescoring, if you think the computer got it totally wrong, you can ask for it to be rescored by a person.

[Woodrow]

I now have greater respect for the youth of today that are students.

Looks like you almost need to have a PhD in in educational sciences just to understand how to take a test.

[KiWi]

I hate it when the answers line up on it..it's gets to your head <_<

yeah, i know exactly wat u mean
the sad part is i ALWAYS think im wrong somehow
one time we had a test n all of the answers were D..
when i looked at my scantron n saw the answers all lined up...
i was confuse...i thought i was wrong so i changed half of it..:X

lol @ woodrow

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Omg I hate when that happens...you get confused!

[Brasco]

Yup, like eHafiz said, they're constantly reminding you to darken the circles and make sure you circled the correct answer.

Also, some tests have the option of manual rescoring, if you think the computer got it totally wrong, you can ask for it to be rescored by a person.

That's the first time I ever saw a scantron. In germany we just write the answers on another sheet or at the same sheet :D

['Abd al-Baari]

:sl:

^Actually some GCSE Examinations are now taken in the same way as the 'scantron'. :X

[Brasco]

But that's **** easy! :S To me it is not a good way of examining! Then, do you guys ever study? :D

[Nájlá]

:sl:

^Actually some GCSE Examinations are now taken in the same way as the 'scantron'. :X

And when i started high school we had some examinations taken in the same was as scantron. So they are in the UK now...

Kiwi that was funny but the teacher was so mean. I remember something similar happened to me was like 5 yrs ago. And the teacher had to sit next to me in the exam hall, was soo embarrassing, everyone kept lookin at me :-[

[Re.TiReD]

Oooh its like a multiple choice thingy, I'm sure GSCE mathematics was a 'scantron' type one. You know whats so kool about it? If I'm stuck and dont know what to mark, I just see if there's a pattern and if there is I go with it :statisfie like imagine I circled A, B, B, C, D, A, B, B .. If I was stuck I'd just do C again. So simple.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

For those of you who think just because there are scantrons, we don't do anything by hand, it's a wrong assumption. It's not a guess it game. We still have to do calculations, write essays, show work etc just like the rest of the people in this world. The only thing with the scantron is when it's a multiple choice test, we're just filling in answers....you still have to do the work to get the answer. Not every class involves a scantron.

But that's **** easy! :S To me it is not a good way of examining! Then, do you guys ever study? :D

^^ Thats a bit silly to think, if we study or not? Every test requires revision, scantron or not. I can't go into taking my Chemistry/Biology exam without studying can I? Regardless of if I have a scantron or not? Some teachers make multiple choice questions harder than your average test. At least in writing out the answer or doing the work for the professor to see, you can get partial credit. In a multiple choice exam, either you get it right or wrong, not in between. Infact it's not that easy peasy.

[aadil77]

I hate those machine marked papers, you spend half the time tryin to make sure you coloured in the right box

[KiWi]

For those of you who think just because there are scantrons, we don't do anything by hand, it's a wrong assumption. It's not a guess it game. We still have to do calculations, write essays, show work etc just like the rest of the people in this world. The only thing with the scantron is when it's a multiple choice test, we're just filling in answers....you still have to do the work to get the answer. Not every class involves a scantron.

^^ Thats a bit silly to think, if we study or not? Every test requires revision, scantron or not. I can't go into taking my Chemistry/Biology exam without studying can I? Regardless of if I have a scantron or not? Some teachers make multiple choice questions harder than your average test. At least in writing out the answer or doing the work for the professor to see, you can get partial credit. In a multiple choice exam, either you get it right or wrong, not in between. Infact it's not that easy peasy.

yeah, i have to agree with u on this one Light of Heaven. unfortunately most of the peeps in uk think that tests in america r so easy that studying isnt required. yeah, we do have multiple choice questions...but they're one of the hardest.
i prefer essay b/c at least u could get partial credit on it. with multiple choice, is either rite or wrong. we never get partial credit....so uk/european peeps, at least u're in at advantage. <_<

[KiWi]

I hate those machine marked papers, you spend half the time tryin to make sure you coloured in the right box

yeah, true
b4 i turn in my test, i look at all the numbers to make sure they're filled n filled properly. it gets a bit annoying :exhausted

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

yeah, i have to agree with u on this one Light of Heaven. unfortunately most of the peeps in uk think that tests in america r so easy that studying isnt required. yeah, we do have multiple choice questions...but they're one of the hardest.
i prefer essay b/c at least u could get partial credit on it. with multiple choice, is either rite or wrong. we never get partial credit....so uk/european peeps, at least u're in at advantage. <_<

Yea sis lol.

Silly UKers :mmokay:

[AabiruSabeel]

^What if you get a -0.25 (minus 0.25) for a wrong answer? Guessed answers can lower your score than what you actually deserve.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

And what are the chances of that? You have more chances of getting some points when you write it out, as compared to just picking random answers. What my Chemistry professor used to do was make all the choices close to each other in numbers or definition, which would actually confuse you more. What I thought was the answer was actually wrong. When he would go over it, my work would be correct but I would miscalculate the answer. So I would not get any points whatsoever. When you write them out, you have a chance for some points, even if the answer was wrong.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

^What if you get a -0.25 (minus 0.25) for a wrong answer? Guessed answers can lower your score than what you actually deserve.

Yes it definitely can.

[crayon]

What Light of Heaven said.

Oh, and to add; with some scantron tests (the SAT's for example), you get marks deducted if you choose the incorrect answer. So you can't just go 'eeny meeny miny mo' and pick one; if you're not sure, don't answer.

Also, sometimes the answers are extremely trick. For example, say you have to know what the answer to 4*2 is. They'll have 8 as a choice, but they'll also have 6, because they know someone will add instead of subtract. That's overly simplistic of course, but when it comes to more complicated questions, 'tis deadly.

edit- Ohh I hadn't refreshed this page for ages, and posted what you guys just discussed. Meh.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Lol even? :S

When it came time for our comprehensive final...he gave us the choice of show all work or all multiple choice. I of course took show all work because I knew at least I'd get points <_<

[Sizzlerjimer]

asalam u alikum wa rehamtulahi wa berkathu

what is scantron?

koi menu dasay punjabi vich lol

Jazak ALLAH

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Read the thread from the beginning...fer shayad tenu samajh aave...:hmm:

[Sizzlerjimer]

paa jee meray kol itna time nahin hega waisay wee tusee kaday wastay hoo??:confused:

[KiWi]

I wasn't aware that they deducted marks for incorrect answers. I don't think they do that here in the UK, at least not for the tests I've done.

Ah cool. That makes it about even then.

even eh?
not quite yet
u guys dont get points deducted for choosing the wrong answer

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

This:

^^ That's an example of a scantron. Not all look the same though.

Some tests have questions with choices like ABC or D or a true and false question. We have to fill them in with the correct answer...and a machine marks the exam.

[Sizzlerjimer]

i am like looking at the screen like WAH u know like WAH IS THAT what are you guys talking about????:hmm:

[GuestFellow]

This:

I love this test. I don't know why O.o

[crayon]

Lol.. Has this turned into some sort of competition to find out who's exams are harder?

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[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Seems like it sis :p lol.

Yes they are ridiculouss.

[Sizzlerjimer]

asalam u alikum wa rehamtulahi wa berkathu

i get it now they are exams aha

but i guarantee you that nothing and i mean nothing is as hard as GCSE and A level exams in pakistan your exams are like a joke really no offence.

[GuestFellow]

Lol.. Has this turned into some sort of competition to find out who's exams are harder?

As a whole concept, standardized examinations are quite ridiculous. But c'est la vie, I guess.

I agree. I had an AS Law exam and you only had 1 hour and 30 minutes to finish the paper. My hands aching and my right hand fell asleep in the middle of the exam. >_____<

I hate the time limit.

[Sizzlerjimer]

asalam u alikum wa rehamtulahi wa berkathu

i get it now they are exams aha

but i guarantee you that nothing and i mean nothing is as hard as GCSE and A level exams in pakistan your exams are like a joke really no offence.

thanks for ur help sister LOH.

[Snowflake]

:sl:

i was taking a test the earlier today and in the middle of the test, i remembered an incident that had happened to me years before.

i was remembering the first time i had to take a test with a scantron....
the teacher passed out the test and the scantron. i didnt know what the heck it was for at that time, so i just did test and circled my answers on the test (didnt read the direction of course). i looked over at the next person's paper to see what she did with her scantron and saw her scantron filled. so i thought the scantron was just given "for fun" to do after finishing the test. so what i did was i filled in the bubbles and shaped it like a flower. when it was time to turn in the test, i saw the others turinging in the scantron, so i did the same. the next day the teacher stood infront of class and said "what's the meaning of this?" said my name and waved the scantron in the air so EVERYONE can see it. everyone started laughing. boy was i embarassed!!!....:hiding:
later the teacher told what the scantron was for. i never made the same mistake again!!

soo, any of you have had an emberesing moment with first time using a scantron?

ahahaha!!!! that's the cutest thing I've heard for a long time. JazakAllahu khayr for sharing sweets. :p:statisfie

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Ah, but you guys probably get given ridiculously easy questions. Even Steven. :statisfie:statisfie:statisfie

No lol. We don't get the easiest questions. I wish I could show u a copy but we don't get to keep it :S I mean my Chem exam. But I guess it depends, do you know it or not lol.

[aadil77]

asalam u alikum wa rehamtulahi wa berkathu

i get it now they are exams aha

but i guarantee you that nothing and i mean nothing is as hard as GCSE and A level exams in pakistan your exams are like a joke really no offence.

yh thats right man, I had a look at some your maths 'O-level' papers and they're like our A-levels, probably harder

[KiWi]

Ah, but you guys probably get given ridiculously easy questions. Even Steven. :statisfie:statisfie:statisfie

easy? eeeaasy?!!!
*sigh*:exhausted i wish u could see the kids of questions we get on exams
the take home r the hardest!!!! i hate take home

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Yes I can believe those exams are harder bro Oxygen.

[KiWi]

ahahaha!!!! that's the cutest thing I've heard for a long time. JazakAllahu khayr for sharing sweets. :p:statisfie

it might have seemed cute
but i hated that teacher ever since then
even though i was one of her best student <_<

ameen wa iyyaki :D

[KiWi]

Of course they're hard, KiWi.

By your standards. :hmm:

:eek:
i take the 5th <_<

['Abd al-Baari]

This thread is becoming a little idle, to prevent further inter-mingling thread closed.

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