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Cambridge University is considering axing compulsory written exams, allowing students to use laptops or iPads instead, after tutors complained that students' handwriting is becoming illegible. Academics say the move, which would bring an end to over 800 years of tradition, has come about because students rely too heavily on laptops in lectures, and are losing the ability to write by hand.
Dr Sarah Pearsall, a senior lecturer at Cambridge University, said handwriting is becoming a ''lost art'' among the current generation of students. She added, ''It's increasingly hard for our examiners to read students' scripts. Those with illegible writing are forced to come back to their college during the summer holidays to read their answers aloud in the presence of two university administrators. It's extraordinarily commendable that the University is considering reforms to its examination practices.''
Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said it is inevitable that universities will move to computers as handwriting deteriorates in the coming years. ''We have to accept the reality. Handwriting has now become an optional, not a necessary, part of education. There simply isn't the same time in the curriculum for learning elegant, beautiful handwriting. Life is so quick now. Everybody writes as if they were a doctor writing a prescription,'' he said. ''Handwriting is not necessary for great thought, great English, or great intelligence. Some of our finest wordsmiths today write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great English or great sentence structures.''
Others, however, were not very positive about the move. Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert, urged Cambridge to ensure that students continue to write by hand. She said, ''It's vital that people continue to write by hand. Writing by hand improves memory and equates to a higher rate of comprehension and information retention.'' There is also concern that schools could follow Cambridge's example by moving away from handwriting. Dr Jane Medwell, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, is concerned that scrapping handwritten exams in universities could prompt ''downward curriculum pressure'' on primary and secondary schools to follow suit.
(Adapted from http://www. telegraph. co. uk)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cambridge University's move away from handwriting has already set an unprecedented example for other schools to follow.
B. Sarah Pearsall acknowledged handwriting as an art form to be preserved among the current generation of students at Cambridge University.
C. Sir Anthony Seldon claimed that learning to use great English was more important than learning to write by hand beautifully.
D. Most of the tutors at Cambridge are skeptical of the university's decision regarding handwritten exams
Cambridge University is considering axing compulsory written exams, allowing students to use laptops or iPads instead, after tutors complained that students' handwriting is becoming illegible. Academics say the move, which would bring an end to over 800 years of tradition, has come about because students rely too heavily on laptops in lectures, and are losing the ability to write by hand.
Dr Sarah Pearsall, a senior lecturer at Cambridge University, said handwriting is becoming a ''lost art'' among the current generation of students. She added, ''It's increasingly hard for our examiners to read students' scripts. Those with illegible writing are forced to come back to their college during the summer holidays to read their answers aloud in the presence of two university administrators. It's extraordinarily commendable that the University is considering reforms to its examination practices.''
Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said it is inevitable that universities will move to computers as handwriting deteriorates in the coming years. ''We have to accept the reality. Handwriting has now become an optional, not a necessary, part of education. There simply isn't the same time in the curriculum for learning elegant, beautiful handwriting. Life is so quick now. Everybody writes as if they were a doctor writing a prescription,'' he said. ''Handwriting is not necessary for great thought, great English, or great intelligence. Some of our finest wordsmiths today write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great English or great sentence structures.''
Others, however, were not very positive about the move. Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert, urged Cambridge to ensure that students continue to write by hand. She said, ''It's vital that people continue to write by hand. Writing by hand improves memory and equates to a higher rate of comprehension and information retention.'' There is also concern that schools could follow Cambridge's example by moving away from handwriting. Dr Jane Medwell, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, is concerned that scrapping handwritten exams in universities could prompt ''downward curriculum pressure'' on primary and secondary schools to follow suit.
(Adapted from http://www. telegraph. co. uk)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cambridge University's move away from handwriting has already set an unprecedented example for other schools to follow.
B. Sarah Pearsall acknowledged handwriting as an art form to be preserved among the current generation of students at Cambridge University.
C. Sir Anthony Seldon claimed that learning to use great English was more important than learning to write by hand beautifully.
D. Most of the tutors at Cambridge are skeptical of the university's decision regarding handwritten exams
Phát biểu nào sau đây là ĐÚNG theo đoạn văn?
A. Sự loại bỏ chữ viết tay của đại học Cambridge đã trở thành một ví dụ chưa từng có tiền lệ cho các trường khác làm theo.
B. Sarad Pearsall thừa nhận chữ viết tay là một loại hình nghệ thuật được các thế hệ sinh viên hiện nay của Đại học Cambridge bảo tồn.
C. Ngài Anthony Seldon tuyên bố rằng học cách sử dụng Tiếng Anh hay quan trọng hơn học cách viết đẹp.
D. Hầu hết giảng viên hướng dẫn ở Cambridge trung lập về quyết định của trường liên quan đến những kì thi viết tay.
Clue (đoạn 3) Some of our finest wordsmiths today write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great English or great sentence structures. Một số những người có kĩ năng sử dụng từ ngữ nhuần nhuyễn nhất ngày nay cũng sử dụng máy tính xách tay, và chúng ta cần phải đấu tranh để bảo tồn những điều thực sự quan trọng như là việc sử dụng tiếng Anh hay và những cấu trúc câu xuất sắc.
A. Sự loại bỏ chữ viết tay của đại học Cambridge đã trở thành một ví dụ chưa từng có tiền lệ cho các trường khác làm theo.
B. Sarad Pearsall thừa nhận chữ viết tay là một loại hình nghệ thuật được các thế hệ sinh viên hiện nay của Đại học Cambridge bảo tồn.
C. Ngài Anthony Seldon tuyên bố rằng học cách sử dụng Tiếng Anh hay quan trọng hơn học cách viết đẹp.
D. Hầu hết giảng viên hướng dẫn ở Cambridge trung lập về quyết định của trường liên quan đến những kì thi viết tay.
Clue (đoạn 3) Some of our finest wordsmiths today write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great English or great sentence structures. Một số những người có kĩ năng sử dụng từ ngữ nhuần nhuyễn nhất ngày nay cũng sử dụng máy tính xách tay, và chúng ta cần phải đấu tranh để bảo tồn những điều thực sự quan trọng như là việc sử dụng tiếng Anh hay và những cấu trúc câu xuất sắc.
Đáp án C.