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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Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm
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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.
Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm
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...
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Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm
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?
Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm
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.
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Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm
format_quote 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.
Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm
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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Re: EXAM TRAUMA: Kid awarded marks for foul language? Hmm
that's just lame....
so if thats the case then students preparing for english exams shouldnt really care and write a whole bunch of blasphemy and still get away with a few marks just cos they have spelt it properly and used appropriate punctuation.
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If he would have spelled the swear word incorrectly it probably would have looked even worse for the teacher.
What is the purpose of this smiley then...
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