scantron
English edit
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Etymology edit
Genericized trademark. By genericization of Scantron (from scan + -tron), a manufacturer and brand name of the devices.
Noun edit
scantron (plural scantrons)
- (education, often attributive) A device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing.
- 1989, Bureau of National Affairs, Labor Arbitration Reports[1], volume 91, page 897:
- The Grievant, however, insisted on using the scantron himself.
- 2008, Audrey Denise Bowser, Transforming Teacher Education to Support Multicultural Technology Pedagogy, PhD Dissertation, Iowa State University, page 66,
- Additionally, a scantron bubble sheet and a statement of informed consent were given to students for review and a signature was required before the survey was administered.
- 2008, College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans, 36th edition, volume 5, page 277:
- Applicants must submit a completed application form together with the scantron sheet; cover sheet; student activity and community activity sheets; personal essay; and a copy of unofficial transcript (signed by the counselor).
- 2010, Bill Golembeski, The English Setter Dance[2], page 29:
- According to Jenny's story, everything each of us does, every decision made during each day, is indelibly marked on a lifetime scantron sheet in Heaven. (This, of course, made sense because it was very similar to the scantron sheets we filled out every day in school.)
- (education) A prepared form for use in such a device.
See also edit
Optical answer sheet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
