Anatomy & Physiology B/C

[bernard]

[Triarthrus]

If a Scantron form was used to record answers, but it was not clearly communicated by the proctor that the test would be graded by machine, then teams may have reasonably assumed it would be graded manually especially since, in many cases (such as at-home tests), Scantron machines are not available and manual grading is the norm.

Scantron grading is typically used as a convenience to speed up scoring, but there is nothing in the rules stating that teams must understand how Scantron machines work or that they are required to fill them out in a specific way without clear instruction.

In this particular case, the team received zero points on a 100-question test, which we believe may have been the result of a Scantron-related technical issue rather than a reflection of their actual performance.

Given that this is a State-level competition, and in the interest of fairness, would it be possible to request a manual review of the answer sheet?

We respectfully ask whether manual grading could be considered in situations like this, especially when the outcome significantly impacts the team's standing.

[bernard]

If a Scantron form was used to record answers, but it was not clearly communicated by the proctor that the test would be graded by machine, then teams may have reasonably assumed it would be graded manually especially since, in many cases (such as at-home tests), Scantron machines are not available and manual grading is the norm.

Scantron grading is typically used as a convenience to speed up scoring, but there is nothing in the rules stating that teams must understand how Scantron machines work or that they are required to fill them out in a specific way without clear instruction.

In this particular case, the team received zero points on a 100-question test, which we believe may have been the result of a Scantron-related technical issue rather than a reflection of their actual performance.

Given that this is a State-level competition, and in the interest of fairness, would it be possible to request a manual review of the answer sheet?

We respectfully ask whether manual grading could be considered in situations like this, especially when the outcome significantly impacts the team's standing.

I see that you have posted this similar question twice elsewhere at viewtopic.php?t=29048 and viewtopic.php?t=29047. I will not lock this topic as it is the general topic for Anatomy & Physiology B/C, but please continue any responses to this question at viewtopic.php?t=29047 which has already received some discussion.

[Gyattedsciolystudent]

This is my first year doing anatomy and physiology (B). I'm in eighth grade and I really want to win state. Any study tips and/or notes tips from experienced scioly students/mentors? Any help would be greatly appreciated im really confused...

Anyways thanks for reading ill check every day for replies bye!

[Unome]

This is my first year doing anatomy and physiology (B). I'm in eighth grade and I really want to win state. Any study tips and/or notes tips from experienced scioly students/mentors? Any help would be greatly appreciated im really confused...

Anyways thanks for reading ill check every day for replies bye!

The fundamental process for most study events is relatively similar - look up everything on the rules (which will release on September 2nd), add some initial information to your notesheet, take practice tests, then use the info from the practice tests to discover new things to learn that you haven't understood earlier (for example, maybe you notice that a test asked about how some disease is treated, and that makes you realize that you'll want to understand how treatment for each disease listed in the rules works), enhance your notesheet further, and keep going through that loop. The 2026 topics should be Nervous, Sense Organs, and Endocrine - it repeats every four years (with 2021 being a replay of 2020 due to the pandemic), so past tests from 2022 and 2017 should end up being similar to what you'll see this year. The Test Exchange Archive includes links to a number of full test sets from 2022, so that may be a good place to find some practice tests before any tournaments for the 2026 season have happened.