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The Hong Kong handbook says marks should not be deducted for repeated mistakes in a dictation, because repeating the same misspelled word does not show the same ability as several different errors.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Marks should not be deducted for repeated mistakes”
Dictation handbook for primary English teachers, Hong Kong Education Bureau, Hong Kong Education Bureau, English Language Education, n.d., Part 1, marking of dictation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The handbook's marking advice for teachers who score dictation tests.
- What it does not show
- The advice is about scoring in primary English classes in Hong Kong. It does not set a score rule for other schools.
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