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Re:Students are failing AP tests because the College Board c... by anigbrowl on Thursday May 21, 2020 @08:04PM (#23267152)
Even without that, they mentioned in their FAQ that JPEGs and PNGs are the only file types acceptable

That's like telling people what brand of pencil they are allowed to use to mark paper. It's not germane to the test and improperly shifts the burden to the student when the technology to automatically screen already exists.

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Re:Students are failing AP tests because the College Board c... by bloodorange on Thursday May 21, 2020 @08:13PM (#23267240)
It might be like saying the students are only allowed to mark their answers in blue ink or black and no other colour rather than saying it's a particular brand.
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Re:Students are failing AP tests because the College Board c... by CathedralBorrow on Friday May 22, 2020 @08:29AM (#23271350)
Everyone can look at a pen stroke and identify the color.

Can you say the same about a photo and identifying the file format?

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