NCARB continues to show its lack of concern for those working toward licensure.
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John Loest
5 years ago
Keep scratch paper for ARE exams!
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Damien Curtis
5 years ago
Didn’t this profession start with paper and a pencil
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Olta Molla
5 years ago
Virtual sketch paper will not work. How are we supposed to sketch with a mouse?
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Samuel Molina
5 years ago
Outrageous if there is a need for true practicing architects to be licensed than 20th century practices and methodology should not dictate our profession in th 21st century
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LeEllen Lewis
5 years ago
Physical scratch paper is a MUST. Not only for all of our calcs and the SPEED at which we can scribble them, but also for those who have test anxiety - being able to write notes and #s to go back to, taking away someone's strategy for combating that anxiety is ridiculous. Please reconsider.
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Claudia Ospina
5 years ago
Thank you !!!!
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Bahar
5 years ago
We will definitely need scratch paper during in-person testing.
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Marty Needham
5 years ago
Ridiculous
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Patrick Chopson
5 years ago
I needed scratch paper when I took the exam since it is extremely tight on time and there is only one screen!
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Sean Dorsy
5 years ago
ncarb are candidate
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Trenton T
5 years ago
I am currently an ARE candidate and have used the provided scratch paper on the exams I've taken. Please keep this as an option on future exams!
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Brendan Bailey NCARB
5 years ago
Scratch Paper was essential in diagramming some of my solutions quickly, running math, quick sketches. It's part of how architects think, problem solve, and analyze issues at hand. I always have a pencil and paper in front of me as I work - IN PRACTICE. Don't be foolish, focus on real solutions.
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Anna Lukens
5 years ago
Scratch paper will save time. Anything written on scratch paper comes from our own brains
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Erick Maldonado
5 years ago
Paper to the people
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William Moore
5 years ago
I see no good reason to eliminate a basic design and communication tool in the attempt to streamline testing someone for competence to practice architecture. Are schools turning away from sketch notes and communication? Eliminating scratch paper will limit the use of an essential basic skill set and hinder one's ability to analyze and manage tasks during testing.
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Angella Dariah
5 years ago
For people who do not type as fast as others. Just another added stress. Please bring back paper options!
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Liam Hanlon
5 years ago
Scratch paper seems like its a "fair and reasonable accommodation" taking that away would not only make testing less accessible but also discourage people from taking the test.
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Eric Friedman
5 years ago
I have a learning disability and i would not be able to take this test if i am unable to use scrap paper. This Is ridiculous
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Time is already valuable on the test and bugs in the already existing platform like a clunky calculator and highlighting glitches already slow the test down. The physical scratch paper is a saving grace because you can easily/quickly jot notes or equations or sketch diagrams that will help solve the problems. If I have to do that with a clunky notepad with a mouse it will waste valuable time to answer the rest of the questions on the test. Plus as designers/prospective architects our mind thinks on paper and pencil, not through a screen. Sure, do this for the online proctoring, but for people taking it in person, don't change the system. It's been working just fine.
NCARB continues to show its lack of concern for those working toward licensure.
Keep scratch paper for ARE exams!
Didn’t this profession start with paper and a pencil
Virtual sketch paper will not work. How are we supposed to sketch with a mouse?
Outrageous if there is a need for true practicing architects to be licensed than 20th century practices and methodology should not dictate our profession in th 21st century
Physical scratch paper is a MUST. Not only for all of our calcs and the SPEED at which we can scribble them, but also for those who have test anxiety - being able to write notes and #s to go back to, taking away someone's strategy for combating that anxiety is ridiculous. Please reconsider.
Thank you !!!!
We will definitely need scratch paper during in-person testing.
Ridiculous
I needed scratch paper when I took the exam since it is extremely tight on time and there is only one screen!
ncarb are candidate
I am currently an ARE candidate and have used the provided scratch paper on the exams I've taken. Please keep this as an option on future exams!
Scratch Paper was essential in diagramming some of my solutions quickly, running math, quick sketches. It's part of how architects think, problem solve, and analyze issues at hand. I always have a pencil and paper in front of me as I work - IN PRACTICE. Don't be foolish, focus on real solutions.
Scratch paper will save time. Anything written on scratch paper comes from our own brains
Paper to the people
I see no good reason to eliminate a basic design and communication tool in the attempt to streamline testing someone for competence to practice architecture. Are schools turning away from sketch notes and communication? Eliminating scratch paper will limit the use of an essential basic skill set and hinder one's ability to analyze and manage tasks during testing.
For people who do not type as fast as others. Just another added stress. Please bring back paper options!
Scratch paper seems like its a "fair and reasonable accommodation" taking that away would not only make testing less accessible but also discourage people from taking the test.
I have a learning disability and i would not be able to take this test if i am unable to use scrap paper. This Is ridiculous
Time is already valuable on the test and bugs in the already existing platform like a clunky calculator and highlighting glitches already slow the test down. The physical scratch paper is a saving grace because you can easily/quickly jot notes or equations or sketch diagrams that will help solve the problems. If I have to do that with a clunky notepad with a mouse it will waste valuable time to answer the rest of the questions on the test. Plus as designers/prospective architects our mind thinks on paper and pencil, not through a screen. Sure, do this for the online proctoring, but for people taking it in person, don't change the system. It's been working just fine.