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As mentioned before, for essay type test results, marking is conducted

manually by lecturers . Each of test book marked by two markers with their study
background 'related to the course being marked . Before they start to mark the

book, they have to make agreement on the questions in the test book and the
related marking scheme. Each of the marker's works independently based on the
marking scheme agreed upon. In addition , the marker should be responsible for

the marking process , keep confidentiality for both the test and the marking

scheme , and obey to the rules that have been defined by UT.
Before the year 2005, marking students result was conducted centrally at
UT Head Office by UT lecturers. As the number of UT students grow rapidly the

marking system changed , from centralized to regiona lized . The markers are

lecturers from other prominent universities around Regional Offices. In the first
semester of 2005, there were 6 Regional Offices appointed as the centre for
marking the essay test results based on human resources availability and

demographic points of view. These Regional Offices are Medan, Palembang ,

Jakarta , Yogyakarta, Surabaya , and Makassar. These Regional Offices receive
examination results from other Regional Offices (UPBJJ Jangkauan) appointed ,
as shown in the Table2.

Table 2. Centers of Regional Offices of 2005

No Center of Regional Offices Other Regional Offices Covered

1 Medan Medan, Banda Aceh, Padang, Pekanbaru
2 Palembang Palembang, Jambi, Bengkulu

Jakarta, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Bogor, Bandung,
3 Jakarta
Pangkal Pinang, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Batam
4 Yogyakarta Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Semarang, Purwokerto

Surabaya, Malang, Jember, Denpasar, Mataram,
5 Surabaya
Kupang, Banjarmasin, Samarinda
Makassar, Majene, Kendari, Palu, Manado, Gorontalo,
6 Makassar
Ambon, Ternate, Jayapura

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