Saturday, November 13, 2004
Nov 13, 2004
Exam error: Students reassured
AN ERROR that slipped into a question in this year's GCE O-level Biology exam paper is being looked into by the exam-setters, who promise that no student will be disadvantaged because of it.
In the Biology Paper 2 - which several thousand students sat for on Wednesday - the accompanying graph for a four-part structured question was incorrectly drawn.
Two of the four parts to Question 2, carrying seven out of 11 marks, were affected.
A Ministry of Education spokesman, responding to queries from The Straits Times, said the paper was set by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) - which has assured MOE that 'no candidate will be disadvantaged because of the error'.
The question centred on how the diameter of the pupil in the human eye varied in relation to its distance from a light source.
The graph showed the diameter of the pupil decreasing the farther away it was from the light source. This baffled students, who pointed out that the converse is true.
Still, school officials and parents have expressed confidence in UCLES' assurance.
Said Mrs K. Saratha, whose daughter Sandya sat for the paper: 'My daughter came home a bit flustered after the paper... I am glad that the examiners have given the assurance.'
At The Chinese High, where 253 students sat for the paper, spokesman Yap Meen Sheng said that 'all the students spotted the mistake very early on in the paper and pointed it out to the invigilator during the exam, but they were told to continue doing the paper'.
He added: 'They were later given the assurance that MOE would look into the matter and they would not be penalised.'
MOE has also forwarded to UCLES feedback it has received regarding one question in the multiple-choice Biology Paper 1.
Two of the options offered appeared to be equally correct, some students have complained. The MOE spokesman said the ministry is awaiting a response from UCLES.
Adapted from The Straits Times, 13.11.2004
Clement |11:32 AM
Thursday, November 11, 2004
when i was at orchard earlier on, i saw ms lau wan sze (aka screaming mother) at wisma. i think she was on her way home.
ms lau: shouldn't you be at home studying?
clement: oh, you have a life!
ms lau: (doing this expression) :P
Clement |7:15 PM
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