At Aston we have had anonymous marking for all programmes for five
years (and some for several years before that).
Candidates are identified by their Student University Number, which
is on their ID card which should be produced at each exam to verify
identity. Some departments used to feel that with exam tension, this
nine digit number was apt to be mis-copied, so they issued each
student with a unique six digit exam number. Most, however, have now
conformed to the use of the S.U.N.
Difficulties in maintaining anonymity arise with the taking of
referred papers overseas, when the script arrives several days after
the exam has taken place, and when students with special needs
complete the script on a P.C.
Gwen Kingston
Examinations Office
Aston University
Birmingham B4 7ET
Tel 0121 359 3611 ext 4793
Fax 0121 333 6350
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