And do they get sent back to the school after being marked, or not?
2007-03-10 04:47:30 · 7 answers · asked by Ella eh eh 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
no, but they do!
2007-03-10 04:50:51 · answer #1 · answered by brian t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are allowed to keep a copy of the question paper - very important for, a) checking that they have covered everything in the exam in their lessons, and b) as a teaching tool for next year.
There is no rule that says they can't LOOK at the completed exam papers, but they can't mark or change anything, and they can't take them out of the exam room before they're sealed into their special bag that comes from the exam board. I have taught GCSE and invigilated exams for many years, and they send special plastic bags which, at the end of the exam, you have to seal all the papers into. So while, yes, you could have a quick peep to see what someone wrote for some answer, you haven't got time to check your whole class's papers, or anything like that. Certainly not enough time to assess a possible grade.
Once the bags are sealed, they're sent to the exam board for marking. The marking is done by teachers in other areas of the country, where they won't know the school or the students in question.
After the exams, the exam board keep the papers for a number of years. It varies from board to board, but I believe it's a minimum of three. They do not get returned to the school at any point. If a teacher or a student decides to appeal against a grade received, the exam board will investigate, and in some cases, copies of the actual answer paper can be sent back to the student/teacher/school, alongside the marker's comments, but never the acual exam answer paper itself.
2007-03-10 23:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theyre not meant to, but they do. They also look at the paper while you're doing it! They pace around the room looking at them.
The papers are not sent back, unless the exam board are specifically asked to send them back. Most of the time, only the marks come back.
2007-03-10 05:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by Ravi A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they are not, an approved and named exam invigilator puts the finished papers in an envelope and seals them ready to send off, the teachers aren't always present in the exam.
2007-03-11 07:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Am just wondering why you would want to know?
If you are a pupil, they are sent away to be marked by an un-biased marker. And If you are a teacher, well, can't see any teacher voluntarily wanting to increase their workload, they have enough to do.
2007-03-10 05:01:57 · answer #5 · answered by i_am_jean_s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't think they were meant to but my teacher said he'd had a peep and that it seemed as though we had all done well. (so they obviously can't resist!)
2007-03-10 04:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by sammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and no.
2007-03-10 04:55:33 · answer #7 · answered by bannister_natalie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋