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Title: Question - Would you get marked down for incorrect formatting?
Post by: Nate311298 on October 04, 2017, 06:17:33 pm

I know that all Extension 2 pieces have now been marked... but would you get marked down for incorrect formatting?

I.e., when I converted my work to a PDF, a semicolon became a '□'. This also created a huge gap between the two words. As well as this, one line in my reflection statement 'is _____ spaced _____ out _____ like ______ this', for some reason.

Thanks in advance! Any opinion at all would help. :)

Title: Re: Question - Would you get marked down for incorrect formatting?
Post by: bundahboy on October 13, 2017, 11:53:19 am

If the formatting errors are only in a couple of isolated spots, then I doubt it. It should be quite obvious to the markers that technical issues are likely to blame.

However, if these errors occur regularly in the submission (i.e. several times or more) then I reckon the markers will begin to suspect a degree of carelessness on your part. Even if this is the case I wouldn't worry too much; the content of the MW is far more important, though the markers might scrutinise your work more closely for aspects such as grammar and referencing.

Title: Re: Question - Would you get marked down for incorrect formatting?
Post by: Mary_a on October 13, 2017, 03:25:52 pm

Not to stress you out, I'm sure my teacher only said it to make sure we did it, but they don't look too kindly on it when it's not formatted correctly-especially if it's hard to read and/or annoying to look at.