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Oh man, I got really used to pencils in University because they make it very easy to correct something while you're taking notes. But of course you still have t
by anon4 12y ago
Oh man, I got really used to pencils in University because they make it very easy to correct something while you're taking notes. But of course you still have to use a pen for exams, and one time I got carried away and used my pencil like I was used to. The examiner chewed me for a good ten minutes.
The whole point, of course, is that when you write in ink, it can't be easily erased and changed, while if it's written with a pencil, you could bribe the examiner to change it (or any number of other shenanigans). I guess Americans don't try to cheat as much.
- aaronem 12y agoWhen I was in school, a lot of testing, including college placement exams, was scored by means of electromechanical devices ("Scantron") which identified answers by testing for the difference in conductivity produced by filling in one of several multiple-choice bubbles with pencil lead. Using a pen would result in a score of zero because the machine couldn't tell you had filled in anything. I don't know if this was used at university level because I never ended up going, but it certainly was used on the placement exam. (Four hours of multiple choice questions with exactly one -- one! -- essay section to break up the monotony, my God, I was ready to die afterward.)
- saamm 12y agoI go to a university in America, and I've had a few tests there given on Scantron.