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ok. i am convinced that there was a mistake in my final and this is why: I did my final in a mechanical pencil, and i wasn't even sure if it was a #2 pencil and the test was a scantron, which only takes #2 pencils. but, after i finished the test, this girl behind me let me borrow her pencil and then i re-did a few of them in mechanical pencil, but i couldn't finish bubbling them all in the pencil. the rest of them were bubbled with the mechanical pencil. the teacher put progress reports in our mailboxes and the test really effected my grade. that's why i really, really need to make sure that i review the test with the teacher. but, when i went up to her to ask her if i could review the test with her, she said no and that she was sorry. i know that there is something fishy about it because i've had a few problems with some teachers because of different reasons. i'm not a bad person, I'm like the best person at school, behavior wise. I never get into any trouble or anything, but in my school, its money situations. so, i don't think that this is fair. I have to review that test with her and the more that she refuses to review the test with me, the more suspicious i am..... can anyone give me some advice?please and thank you (link)
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I used to run the scantron machine in college, so I think I can help you out here.
First of all, the #2 pencil requirement is all about how dark the mark is. The circle must be sufficiently black for the machine to "see" it and grade it. Other pencils can mark just as black as a #2 or very close to it, but the preference is for the softer pencil because there is a greater margin for error, like if you didn't happen to press very hard.
When your test hits the machine, it will sense how many of the questions are actually filled in. If a sufficient number of them are not filled in, it will reject the sheet (our machine was geared to do so if less than 60% of the marks were readable). It will also reject the sheet if any of the identifying information is missing, like your last name or student number or what have you.
When the sheet is rejected, a human being (like me) picks it up and has a look at it. That human being will be able to tell what's wrong, and use a sharpie marker to go over your responses so the test will scan properly. I've had to do this for tests that were filled out in blue ink before, let alone a pencil that wasn't quite dark enough. Most scantron machines are now "smart" enough that they can detect ambiguous marks and reject sheets based on that uncertainty.
You always have the right to request that a person look over your test sheet and confirm the computer's results - there may be a small fee for this, however, and it won't necessarily happen right away. Your teacher probably does not have the power to change the results, so it would be pointless to review the test with her (in fact, she probably doesn't even have access to the tests anymore - they are usually stored under lock and key after they are scanned). If you want to contest your grade, you'll need to go over her head. Go to the department head or the school administration.
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Rating: 5
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thank you so much. i'm glad that you let me know all of that about the scantrons because now i have a better idea of how it works
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