This is probably my lat tips post for the day given the stringent limit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I always drawn a wiggly pen line through the bubbles. Takes only a moment--makes me check that the form was scored correctly, and if students change an answer it is immediately obvious. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:02:23 -0400 >From: "Beth Benoit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] Scantron tip >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > I often use Scantrons (those bubble sheets) for part > of tests (and use Scantrons and Blue Books as an > example of something that might engender a > classically conditioned reponse in people who are > especially anxious about test-taking). Recently, I > saw the Dean of our department making copies of each > student's Scantrons, in order to have a copy in case > a student makes a change on it after it's returned > and claims that he/she had the correct answer. I > thought it was a good idea, though hoped it wouldn't > be necessary. (Our Scantron machine doesn't put a > mark beside an incorrect answer as some do.) > > So that is why, when a student brought her Scantron > to me, claiming that it must have been incorrectly > graded, I was able to pull out the original, finding > that she had indeed changed an answer after it was > handed back to her. I'm not looking forward to > confronting her about her academic dishonesty, but I > will do it. > > I'd used Scantrons for years, and it never occurred > to me to make copies before I hand the originals > back to the students, so thought I'd pass the advice > on to others. Of course, one way to insure that > students don't change their answers is to hand them > the copy of their answers, but frankly, perhaps > there's a little bit of tempter in me, and I want to > see who will actually cheat if they think they can > get away with it. > > Beth Benoit > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
