Edited section `The Problem'.

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%ruimtelijke tekeningen etc.). %ruimtelijke tekeningen etc.).
For as long as schools and universities have existed, students have had to Auditing answers written on paper generates a lot of work. Teachers often spend
answer exam questions by writing on paper. Auditing these answers generates a time deciphering various student's handwritings and drawings. After that, they
lot of work. Teachers often spend a lot of time deciphering various student's have to add up the obtained points for each question to determine a grade, which
handwritings and drawings. After that, they have to add up the obtained points is sensitive for human errors.
for each question to determine a grade, which is sensitive for human errors. As \\
a result, students often have to wait a long time for their grades. \\ Besides auditing, creating an exam is one of the other time consuming tasks.
Since there is no official standard for the format of an exam, teachers create Since there is no official standard for the format of an exam, teachers create
exams in their own distinctive manner. For example, an enthousiastic biology exams in their own distinctive manner. For example, an enthousiastic biology
teacher could create an extensive 4-paper test with images, schemes and 30 teacher could create an extensive 4-paper test with images, schemes and 30
...@@ -66,16 +66,19 @@ separate questions, but forget to group the questions by subject. Or, a lazy ...@@ -66,16 +66,19 @@ separate questions, but forget to group the questions by subject. Or, a lazy
computer science teacher who has no intention of auditing complex coding computer science teacher who has no intention of auditing complex coding
questions, might just make up a bunch of simple multiple choice questions. questions, might just make up a bunch of simple multiple choice questions.
Students are likely to be confused having to deal with all these different ways Students are likely to be confused having to deal with all these different ways
of examination, they are not sure what to expect until they have made an old of examination, they are not sure what to expect, until they have made an old
exam from the same teacher. However, these old exams are often the same as the exam from the same teacher. However, these old exams are often the same as the
current exams, so the students could get high grades without actually current exams, so the students could get high grades without actually
understanding the meaning of the questions. They just write down the questions understanding the meaning of the questions. They just write down the answers
that are given by other students who they know have already made the exam. \\ given by other students (who have already made the exam before).
In today's world of technology, we'd expect that computers would help us conquer \\
the shortcomings of primitive methods. For example, an average PC can calculate As a result, students often have to wait a long time for their grades. In
the grades for an entire class in less than a second, without any errors. A today's world of technology, we'd expect that computers would help us conquer
keyboard always reads the same input for a key, independent of the handwriting the shortcomings of primitive methods.
of the person typing. Finally, a
% For example, an average PC can calculate the grades for an entire class in
% less than a second, without any errors. A keyboard always reads the same input
% for a key, independent of the handwriting of the person typing. Finally, a
\section{Conceptual solution} \section{Conceptual solution}
\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
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