Marking exams? When it comes to workload, less can mean more

Academics who take regular breaks from assessment will get more done than those who toil away for 10 hours straight, study says

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July 5, 2017
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July 5, 2017
John Elmes
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#1 Submitted by TJG on July 6, 2017 - 10:57am
I wonder if the strategy of marking proposed by the two researchers is applicable to any type of exam? For example, is marking a mathematical or engineering papers the same as marking a business or art paper - can the strategy of "break time" be adopted for these two types of different exams?

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