The Govern Is Associated with Spelling Faults in Selectivity: They Will Now Be Discounted in Languages and Humanities

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The Department of Universities of Catalonia has changed its opinion twice in 24 hours on whether or not spelling is missing in the Selectivity exams. The slogan published in October on its website indicated that lexical and grammatical incorrection, as well as spelling faults, would subtract up to 10% of the test note in “all subjects”, except in language and literature subjects, which would do so up to 20%. Yesterday, in a meeting with the pres…

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With the Selectivity tests just around the corner, many students are willing to study at night to better prepare the exams. For this, many libraries in the city of Barcelona offer extraordinary service until 00.00 hours. Selectivity in Catalonia this year will take place from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th of June. Continue reading....

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The change comes just six days before the tests begin in Catalonia and 24 hours after saying they would remain only in language and literature.

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The University Entrance Exams (PAU) examiners will deduct 0.1 points for spelling errors in the Catalan, Spanish and literature exams, but with a maximum of 20% of the overall grade (2 points). In foreign languages, up to 10% of the exercise will be deducted in reading comprehension if the expression is deficient. In the rest of the subjects, the student will not be penalized for spelling, although the correction criteria published in October st…

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El Departament de Recerca i Universitats rectifica i assegura que cada falta descomptarà 0,1 punts en els exàmens de català i castellà fins a un màxim de 2 punts i fins a un màxim d'un punt en els de llatí, grec, geografia, història de la filosofia, història i literatura dramàtica ACN El govern de Catalunya

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A maximum of two points will be deducted from the Catalan and Spanish Language and Literature exams, but they will not penalize the other subjects, as had been considered.