British youth’s handwriting 'becoming illegible' 05/09/2008 - 17:25:52
A new report has found that the handwriting of a growing number of GCSE students in Britain is so bad that examiners are finding it difficult to mark their papers.
Markers for the examining board have now suggested that more pupils be allowed to use scribes or word processors in exams in a bid to tackle the problem.
Bad handwriting was mentioned in reports on subjects such as English, drama and citizenship. In some instances it was almost illegible.
Pupils who are unable to write more than 10 words a minute can request that an adult act as a scribe for them in an exam.
The number of times a scribe was used in a GCSE or A-level exam has risen from 28,000 in 2005 to 40,000 last year.
The use of word processors has risen in the same period from 14,000 to 21,000.
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