Commentary: Many schools have barred teachers from marking student papers in red. The thinking is that correcting young ...

Teachers should stop using red pens to mark homework and tests because it could upset schoolchildren, U.S researchers say. A study showed students think they've been assessed more harshly when their ...

An F is an F, but failure seems so much friendlier when it comes in purple. A growing number of the nation’s educators are stocking up on purple pens (search) for grading papers and passing on the ...

If your less-than-desirable paper grade is circled in thick red ink, you may have more than just your own poor work to blame. Red ink encourages harsh grading, according to a study recently conducted ...

Here's a brand new twist on the red-blue divide that has nothing to do with politics. California psychology professor Abraham Rutchick studied how people use red and blue pens to grade papers. He ...

Teachers have been told not to use red link to mark homework to avoid upsetting pupils. The edict has been condemned as ‘absolutely political correctness gone wild’ which risks leaving students in the ...

Pen "Color Picker Pen" which composes ink by color read by sensor and produces it When using a pen, it is necessary to prepare a separate pen such as a red ink pen when red is necessary, a black pen ...

Valentine’s Day prompts an explosion of red in local retail stores, from candy boxes to fresh flowers, greeting cards to lingerie. Red, traditionally used for matters of the heart, also exudes a ...