Arranged No. 2 Pencils. "Be sure to fill in the bubbles completely." Is that still part of standardized testing in the US? How about outside of the US?
I never had to fill in a bubble with a pencil (in Belgium). As a matter of fact, I have only had just a few multiple choice tests in my whole student life (probably less than 10). Btw, we are not allowed use pencils on our tests, because it can be erased and changed afterwards. So it's quite different.
Been out of school for a while, but the new scantron sheets we had were super-sensitive.
We got a new one because the old one had a bug in the code in the machine that if you made a tiny mark in the middle of each bubble then you would get a perfect score every time.
Seems that the old code checked for if you had the right answer first, which you had because you had the bubble filled in for each one, and then it would mark that one correct and move on.
A friend just took his GRE and it was all on computer - instant test scores, too. No more pencils and bubbles. I was always TERRIBLE at staying within the bubble.
Arranged No. 2 Pencils. "Be sure to fill in the bubbles completely." Is that still part of standardized testing in the US? How about outside of the US?
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ReplyDeleteTo answer the question: yes -_-
ReplyDeleteYeah, we are still too stupid to understand that the bubble must be filled completely. At least that's what the school district seems to think.
ReplyDeleteI never had to fill in a bubble with a pencil (in Belgium). As a matter of fact, I have only had just a few multiple choice tests in my whole student life (probably less than 10). Btw, we are not allowed use pencils on our tests, because it can be erased and changed afterwards. So it's quite different.
ReplyDeleteLooks like something out of a teacher's nightmare. Yet another unsuspecting medium in your collection. Nice!
ReplyDelete...and make your marks dark.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tatman! Nightmare indeed! :D
ReplyDeleteI remember wooden pencils...
ReplyDeleteHey teach-
ReplyDeleteWhat about part 2 of this an actual scantron sheet with a skull pattern on it.
yes you have to the teachers say it then its writen in the book, it drives me crazy
ReplyDeleteBeen out of school for a while, but the new scantron sheets we had were super-sensitive.
ReplyDeleteWe got a new one because the old one had a bug in the code in the machine that if you made a tiny mark in the middle of each bubble then you would get a perfect score every time.
Seems that the old code checked for if you had the right answer first, which you had because you had the bubble filled in for each one, and then it would mark that one correct and move on.
You can use them to make a scan-tron skull!
ReplyDeleteA friend just took his GRE and it was all on computer - instant test scores, too. No more pencils and bubbles. I was always TERRIBLE at staying within the bubble.
ReplyDeleteHere in the UK they're not called #2 pencils -- they're HB, whatever that means...
ReplyDeleteOoh, we have those in Australia too, but I haven't seen them since high school. I've never heard them called bubbles.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the answer checking code anecdote, Anthony, I will use it when teaching my students the importance of thorough testing!