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Do any of your classes use scantron sheets for exams?

I really don't like scantron sheets at all. Sure, they make it way easier for the professor, but the professor doesn't see any of your handwriting or work on an exam. I feel like I lose my identity everytime I take a class that uses scantrons.

Do you mind using scantrons if classes at your school uses them?
 
I'm a neurotic pre-med who needs to see my 98% on a test as soon as humanly possible and scantrons facilitate that process. <3 scantrons.

Also, weird thread.
 
If it's a big lecture (like Gen Chem or Intro Bio) then the professor has no choice but to use scantrons. How else do you expect him/her to grade 200+ tests?

That being said, my chemistry professor told that if some students are at the border between two grades she'll personally go over ther final exam to see if they at least know how to set up problems and recognize formulas, so she can bump up their grade.
 
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once said:
Do any of your classes use scantron sheets for exams?

I really don't like scantron sheets at all. Sure, they make it way easier for the professor, but the professor doesn't see any of your handwriting or work on an exam. I feel like I lose my identity everytime I take a class that uses scantrons.

Do you mind using scantrons if classes at your school uses them?
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you write your name on it don't u?
 
My Gen Chem lecture had ~400 kids in it, so I can't realistically see an ulterior effective method.
 
SU1989 said:
If it's a big lecture (like Gen Chem or Intro Bio) then the professor has no choice but to use scantrons. How else do you expect him/her to grade 200+ tests?

That being said, my chemistry professor told that if some students are at the border between two grades she'll personally go over ther final exam to see if they at least know how to set up problems and recognize formulas, so she can bump up their grade.
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I took gen chem with 200+ people and the tests were all handwritten. The prof had a nice crew of TAs to grade them though. I'd hate to use scantrons on any calculator-heavy courses. It's nice to get credit for knowing how to do the problem even if I make a stupid calculation error.
 
I had one Prof that taught three courses. One section, each course. Each course had 200+ students. He gave a ten question quiz each week in each course. 600 quizzes, times 13 weeks/semester= SCANTRON WIN!
 
Once, you seem like a sweet girl, but dear God are all your posts incredibly random. I kind of think of you as the Ralph Wiggum of Pre-Allo.

Also, I'm kind of indifferent to scantrons, though I do like it when I get my grade faster because of them.
 
rafflecopter said:
I'm a neurotic pre-med who needs to see my 98% on a test as soon as humanly possible and scantrons facilitate that process. <3 scantrons.

Also, weird thread.
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yep...whatever will allow me to see my grade the fastest. but i guess if you feel like you lose your identity...then go talk with the professor and get to know him or her on a name/personal basis. this would be helpful also when looking for letter of recommendation.
 
Depending on the professor I could love or hate scantrons. For the most part they can get annoying when student gov runs out and the bookstore seems to have forgotten to order them. The different colors and types can also be a real problem. Multiple choice tests do have there advanatges though, as they often lead the professor to get lazy and reuse old problems that I often have old tests to. But in the end my opinion will never change how the professor does his or her test, so I deal only with the cards I get and not complain about my hand when I have bad cards.
 
cdm3413 said:
My Gen Chem lecture had ~400 kids in it, so I can't realistically see an ulterior effective method.
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Lock the TAs in a steel cage and let them out when they're done? My entire genchem class is convinced that is what my professor does.
 
Long Way to Go said:
Lock the TAs in a steel cage and let them out when they're done? My entire genchem class is convinced that is what my professor does.
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I'm sure thats what happened in mine, with 350 kids and all written tests. Wish we got to poke them with sticks though 🙁
 
Maeby Funke said:
I took gen chem with 200+ people and the tests were all handwritten. The prof had a nice crew of TAs to grade them though. I'd hate to use scantrons on any calculator-heavy courses. It's nice to get credit for knowing how to do the problem even if I make a stupid calculation error.
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which means you did the problem wrong... partial credit is a joke.
 
I'm glad someone finally made a tread about scantrons. Every time one of my professors uses a scantron for their tests, I feel li

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

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I wish I had scantron.... last scantron test I took was 3 quarters ago.
 
Blarry said:
which means you did the problem wrong... partial credit is a joke.
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I mean, those moments when you're panicking to finish a problem before the time's up and you forget to add a decimal point when entering numbers into your calculator.
 
cdm3413 said:
My Gen Chem lecture had ~400 kids in it, so I can't realistically see an ulterior effective method.
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my math class had 1800 students but they did not use a scantron. hardworking TAs? 😀
 
Blarry said:
which means you did the problem wrong... partial credit is a joke.
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So you're saying the person who demonstrates knowledge of the steps necessary to solve a problem, but makes a small error while doing so deserves the same amount of credit of someone who knows nothing and makes a pure guess?
 
Mac Blade said:
So you're saying the person who demonstrates knowledge of the steps necessary to solve a problem, but makes a small error while doing so deserves the same amount of credit of someone who knows nothing and makes a pure guess?
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In certain cases, I do think partial credit is appropriate. We used scantrons for my general chemistry courses. It sucked because they would give you answers like: 5,477, 5.477, -5,477, -5.477, some other random number, and a none of the above. The same applied to my physics and biology courses as well. I don't mind multiple choice when it comes to theory based questions but if I have to work out a problem, I would rather have open ended questions so at least I can get partial credit if I make a mistake somewhere.

... unless I don't know wtf I'm doing. Then scantron all the way 👍
 
Long Way to Go said:
Lock the TAs in a steel cage and let them out when they're done? My entire genchem class is convinced that is what my professor does.
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As a TA for a 550 person intro chemistry class with handwritten tests handed back the day after the test in recitation, that's not too far off 🙂 It's not quite a cage, but our grading room was pretty darn small. At least there were windows, a practically unlimited supply of free food, and 25 other TAs to keep grading entertaining. Our professor stayed there the whole time grading, too, so he couldn't be accused of torture. Ah, the memories... In case any of you are wondering, we keep sane by laughing at incredibly stupid answers to test questions. One of my favorites was when someone drew the Lewis structure of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as a square...
 
Scantrons are wonderful. Makes it incredibly easy to answer a question I have no idea how to solve:

"Let's see...the past three answers were 'A' so that's out...ah, I haven't used 'C' in a while. C - final answer."
 
I love scantrons, that is until I get the same answer 5 times in a row and I'm like
:scared:😱:scared::scared:

But other than I think they are sensible

This is a strange thread though
 
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scantrons are scantrons are a part of life. i wouldn't go feeling like i'm losing my identity by taking a scantron-based test. at some point, the professor has to cut to the chase and test/evaluate you. the test is black-and-white; it is what it is. my identity (any bit that would/could be defined by a class) is still preserved by lecture, recitation, office hours, and various other interactions with peers, TAs, and professors.

i've had some pretty gnarly scantrons in my day.
 
2sk0ol4c0ol said:
I love scantrons, that is until I get the same answer 5 times in a row and I'm like
:scared:😱:scared::scared:
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Haha I know what you are talking about. I get especially irritated if it's the booklet version A because I start thinking that there's no way in the hell that my professor would have 5 Ds in a row as answers.
 
ohshxtsaty said:
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In certain cases, I do think partial credit is appropriate. We used scantrons for my general chemistry courses. It sucked because they would give you answers like: 5,477, 5.477, -5,477, -5.477, some other random number, and a none of the above. The same applied to my physics and biology courses as well. I don't mind multiple choice when it comes to theory based questions but if I have to work out a problem, I would rather have open ended questions so at least I can get partial credit if I make a mistake somewhere.

... unless I don't know wtf I'm doing. Then scantron all the way 👍
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👍👍
 
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