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WillowTheWhisp · 08-12-2004, 07:47

It makes sense to me.

If the answer to a question was "42" and I put "40" it would simply be WRONG.

But if I'd shown how I arrived at the answer of "40" and all the steps taken were correct but I'd simply made a small addition or subtraction error at the last stage for example then it wouldn't be as wrong and I would receive marks for showing that I knew how to work out the answer.

This is why it makes more sense to have all the thought processes etc taken into consideration and not just simply the final answer - and why using your brain is preferable to using a calculator.

I recall one of the comments made on my end of term exam paper by my maths teacher:

" ......... would be a brilliant mathematician if only she could ever learn to add up"

08-12-2004, 07:47	#15
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Spell checker!!!! It makes sense to me. If the answer to a question was "42" and I put "40" it would simply be WRONG. But if I'd shown how I arrived at the answer of "40" and all the steps taken were correct but I'd simply made a small addition or subtraction error at the last stage for example then it wouldn't be as wrong and I would receive marks for showing that I knew how to work out the answer. This is why it makes more sense to have all the thought processes etc taken into consideration and not just simply the final answer - and why using your brain is preferable to using a calculator. I recall one of the comments made on my end of term exam paper by my maths teacher: " ......... would be a brilliant mathematician if only she could ever learn to add up" __________________