Pen or pencil?

[DavidSheena]

Can we use pencil in both exam one and two? Or do we have to use pen because of scanning? Kind of panicking cause I only use pencil.

[Lukey]

u can use pencil, it would say on the front if otherwise, it wouldnt effect the scan

[NeedAspirin]

What? Do they scan the Methods exam?
Can somebody confirm this, please.

[lilaznkev1n]

What? Do they scan the Methods exam?
Can somebody confirm this, please.

I'm pretty sure they don't. Subjects where they do scan the exams have a border around every page (so they can trim the exam in order to scan) saying "do not write in this space" (Chem, Revs this year etc..). On past vcaa methods exams this has not been the case.

If you dont know what border I'm talking about refer here (page 20):
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/history/revolutions/publications/2011hist-rev-samp-w.pdf

[dc302]

The only problem is if your writing is a bit messy, then that plus the fact that it's in pencil can really put an examiner off (or maybe it's just me). As long as it's legible then it should be fine I think.

[Readinya]

What? Do they scan the Methods exam?
Can somebody confirm this, please.

Nope, they don't scan Methods Exams

Online assessment: Sample papers for English as a Second Language, History: Revolutions, Outdoor and Environmental Studies and Psychology

As announced in the April VCAA Bulletin (page 4), English as a Second Language, History: Revolutions and Outdoor and Environmental Studies will be marked online this year. This move to online marking has necessitated some changes to the format of these examination papers. In order to enable students and teachers to familiarise themselves with the changes, reformatted versions of the 2010 papers for Outdoor and Environmental Studies and History: Revolutions have been provided. A sample answer book for English as a Second Language (ESL) has also been provided.

A reformatted sample version of the June 2011 Psychology examination paper is available in order to demonstrate the changes in format that will take effect for the November examination.

Agricultural and Horticultural Studies, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics and Psychology, which were marked online in 2010 and/or June 2011, will continue to be marked online.

The examination papers are slightly wider, with the addition of a page border and identification numbers and symbols around the edges of each page.

•         Students should be instructed not to write outside the page border.

•         Students are advised to write in blue or black pen.

•         Physics students should also note that the formula sheet will be provided as a separate handout.