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Computer Exam - AQA Psychology

Hi Everyone . I am freaking out and am two seconds away from sobbing . I completed my Oxford Aqa Psychology Paper 1 Exam today and since my handwriting is pretty bad , they had me do it on the computer . However , in my 20 marker there was a lot of spelling errors and grammar errors and am so scared for being marked down , because I wrote a LOT , and all that effort gone will make me end it . Does anyone how these exams in the computer are marked ? Do spelling matter as much ? I have done a class exam previously and when my spelling was too bad , I was marked down by my teacher but I wasn’t sure if it’s the same for AQA . Someone please help me .

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Original post by beachread
Hi Everyone . I am freaking out and am two seconds away from sobbing . I completed my Oxford Aqa Psychology Paper 1 Exam today and since my handwriting is pretty bad , they had me do it on the computer . However , in my 20 marker there was a lot of spelling errors and grammar errors and am so scared for being marked down , because I wrote a LOT , and all that effort gone will make me end it . Does anyone how these exams in the computer are marked ? Do spelling matter as much ? I have done a class exam previously and when my spelling was too bad , I was marked down by my teacher but I wasn’t sure if it’s the same for AQA . Someone please help me .

Hi, this is so odd I've never met someone else who had to type due to bad handwriting. I did A Level French Spanish and RS, so A LOT of essays with a lot of spelling mistakes and defo missed accents for French and Spanish. Still got A* AA so I'm safe to say SPAG can't be too much of a dealbreaker. Also the examiners aren't like mean people who want people to fail, they take into account the fact that you're having to type, it's stressful, you have many exams etc.

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