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delay to announcement of test results. In order to speed up the release of test
results, UT has transferred marking of essays which was previously done at the

faculties to UPBJJs. This transfer was expected to speed up marking.

Scoring examination papers at UPBJJ Surabaya

Marking of essays has been piloted for 2005.1 registration period at certain

UPBJJs, called UPBJJ-Sentra. The rest is called UPBJJ-Jangkauan . UPBJJ-
Sentras were selected based on criteria set by a team. The selected UPBJJ-

Sentras are UPBJJ Medan, Palembang, Yogyakarta , Surabaya, Jakarta, and
Makas-sar. A photo of marking essays at UPBJJ-Sentra Surabaya can be found

on page 135.

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