Definition

1. Verb (archaic):

   • To re-mark / to re-grade examination papers: The original, historical meaning refers to the official process in imperial-era provincial examinations where a second examiner would check and re-grade the papers that had already been scored by the first examiner.

2. Verb (modern usage):

   • To request a re-mark / re-grade of a test: In contemporary Vietnamese education, this is the common term for a student's formal request for their exam paper to be checked and re-scored, typically due to a suspected error in the initial grading.

Usage Examples

• Verb (modern):
  • Sinh viên có quyền phúc khảo bài thi nếu thấy điểm số không đúng. (Students have the right to request a re-mark of their exam if they believe the score is incorrect.)
  • Hạn cuối nộp đơn phúc khảo là ngày mai. (The deadline to submit an application for re-grading is tomorrow.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm đơn phúc khảo": to submit a formal request for re-grading.
  • Cô ấy đã làm đơn phúc khảo bài thi cuối kỳ. (She submitted a formal request for re-grading her final exam.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chấm phúc khảo (v): the action of re-marking the paper itself.
  • Giáo viên đang chấm phúc khảo các bài thi. (The teacher is re-marking the exam papers.)

Synonyms

• Re-mark (verb): to grade again.
• Re-grade (verb): to assign a new score.
• Review a grade (verb phrase): to formally re-examine a given score.

Related Terms

• Phúc tra (v): a broader term for re-inspection or re-verification, not limited to academic contexts.
• Khiếu nại điểm (v): to appeal a grade (a more general or formal term).

1. (từ cũ) Check examination papers