At The University of Sheffield all rough work must be completed in
answer books.
Students whose first language is not English, may request permission to
use a straightforward English translation dictionary. These are
approved in advance of the exam and checked by invigilators on the day.
Unauthorised material is confiscated.
Best wishes,
Jo
On 04/03/2014 09:39, Robin Thompson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Following feedback from my invigilators and my observations over the last year or so I am looking to revise/review some of our examination regulations. The two areas I am looking at at the moment are translation dictionaries (which are a source of cheating) and rough paper (which is less problematic from an unfair means perspective but causes extra work).
>
> I would be grateful to anyone who could answer the following two questions for me. I'm happy to collate and publish responses.
>
> Do you allow candidates who are non-native English speakers to take translation dictionaries into examinations? What about standard English dictionaries - do you allow/ban those too?
>
> Do you provide rough paper for candidates? If so, do you have "official" rough paper? If not, do you encourage them to do all rough work in their answer books?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Robin Thompson
> Examinations Officer
> University of Hull
>
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