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February 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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 MODERATORS STEP IN to clear marks mayhem
Mumbai: Shoddy marking probably a student’s worst nightmare affecting high-scorers and low-scorers alike. While much has been written about stress, suicides and exam pressure, shoddy marking often goes unreported, especially for humanities subjects.
Some HSC board moderators under condition of anonymity told TOI that they have often pulled up examiners for either giving students far less marks or far more marks than they deserved. Some examiners have actually given students 20 to 40 marks less than they deserved. And sometimes, students who deserve to fail get a first class.
I have increased a students marks from 45 to 75, when I found the examiner had unnecessarily deducted marks. Either the examiners lack a thorough knowledge of the subject, or they are being downright vengeful, said a moderator from a well-known city college. When I questioned an examiner who gave low marks to a student who wrote a good paper, she said answer sheets of students from her college were not being evaluated properly, so she did not feel like evaluating answer sheets of other students fairly, said the moderator.
Another moderator was shocked as a child who copied the question paper over and over again in the answer sheet scored 62%.I reduced it to 7% said the moderator. Another moderator from a city college changed the HSC marks of students from 60 to 80 and from 70 to 90.On one occasion, an examiner gave a student only 22.But after going through the paper, I gave the child over 50, said a moderator.
Students who have incorporated all relevant points in a humanities paper are given low scores as their English is poor. But if they are not writing an English paper, why should they be judged on language skills, asks a moderator.
V S Mhatre, secretary of state boards Mumbai division denied any problems. If marks given by an examiner and moderator are very different, the paper is rechecked, he added. Despite repeated attempts, TOI was unable to contact SSC board chairperson Vijaysheela Sardesai.
Online Admissions
State education minister Balasaheb Thorat has said that the deal between the state government and the Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited over online admissions will be finalised in the next few days
Help For Learning Disabled
The Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will allow students with learning disabilities like dyslexia, discalculia and dysgraphia to use calculators during the ongoing HSC exams. The students will have to carry their own calculators, and mobile phone calculators cannot be used
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