RiverCityJill Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I noticed that there wasn't spellcheck in the long answer parts of OMSAS which got me wondering about CASPer. I thought I remembered a post discussing this but in searching I couldn't find it. I know that things like spelling and grammar aren't supposed to matter but I think spelling errors can bias markers in a negative way even if it's not their intent. Is there spellcheck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 sorry, is that just supposed to be a point of discussion? or do you have a specific question that i'm just not using my vr skills on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 No website can have a spell check; that depends on your browser. If you are concerned, find a browser that can spell check for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverCityJill Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Markov79: My bad. I wrote the post as I was falling asleep and you're right, I left out the operative sentence. I have edited it and added it in. Shady: Thanks that's very helpful, I will figure out if my browser has spellcheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I wouldn't worry about it. Focus on the content. If you waste time correcting spelling, you're going to have less time to write... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 No website can have a spell check; that depends on your browser. If you are concerned, find a browser that can spell check for you. I suppose you could do it with javascript and ajax etc (say tinyMCE with the proper extensions) but it isn't worth the effort and will undoubtably break on someones machine and cause problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenesseewrites Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 If you're worried about spelling, I know that when I use Google Chrome, it spellchecks for me (and it's the basic Chrome with no add-ons, except for adblock). I was using Chrome to fill out OMSAS and it definitely caught a few things for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresachang Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 does anyone know if we can write our sentences in word so it's spell checked and just copy and paste it in each section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benge88 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 You will not have time to copy and paste, and usually those functions are disabled anyway. Don't worry about spelling! It's not that important. The content of the answers is what is important! I can also second google chrome spellchecking automatically Good luck guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Scully Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 From the CASPer 2012 Instructions: "There are no right or wrong answers. Spelling and grammatical errors will not be specifically counted in the evaluation of responses. However, evaluators DO need to be able to understand your responses." So basically a few spelling mistakes here and there won't be the end of the world. I think they are more concerned with what you write. They know you only have a few minutes per section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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