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- Exam Secretaries apply for exams as normal, using the RSGB’s EX201 form<\/a>, stating “online” as opposed to paper.<\/li>\n
- You need to include an email address for each student, plus all of the named invigilators, as these are used to create online accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Before the exam<\/h3>\n
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- The RSGB confirms the exam by email to the Exam Secretary as normal.<\/li>\n
- Students get an email from TestReach (the company who provide the online exam platform) with Testreach account details. If they are using their own hardware for the exam, they can download the TestReach app, and run through a brief tutorial on how to use it.<\/li>\n
- Invigilators get an email from TestReach with Testreach account details.<\/li>\n
- RSGB posts out a pack to the Exam Secretary, which is passed to the 1st Named Invigilator. This contains the candidate’s 4-page exam booklets, Exam Conduct booklet, Register, Assessment form and checklist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Candidate sitting an RSGB Exam online<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Exam Day<\/h3>\n
Candidates can use their own laptop, or the club can provide hardware (see FAQ section below for the spec).<\/p>\n
The invigilator needs a laptop too, with Internet access and the Chrome browser<\/a> installed<\/p>\n
There needs to be a stable Internet connection for each candidate. If there is no wi-fi available, consider a 4G Dongle \/ Internet hotspot<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Candidates<\/strong><\/p>\n
The TestReach app needs to be installed on all candidate’s machines. If they are using their own machine, they will hopefully have already have downloaded this and completed the tutorial.<\/p>\n
When the TestReach app is started, the candidate logs in with their username and password. The app is full-screen, and prevents candidates from tasking away, so they can’t pop onto Google to look up the answers. They get to a landing page with exam details on, and are ready to start when instructed<\/p>\n
Invigilators<\/strong><\/p>\n
The invigilator(s) log on to the TestReach Invigilator website<\/a> with their email address and the supplied password. No special app is needed, but the Chrome Browser is mandatory.<\/p>\n
Under “Manage Tests”, the details of the paper are displayed. You can see the candidate list and mark them as “checked in”. There is also an option to reset the password for any candidate who may have forgotten their password, or can’t get in.<\/p>\n
The Exam<\/h3>\n
After the usual “dos and don’ts” are read out by the invigilator, the invigilator starts off the exam by reading out a PIN to be entered by the candidates – the candidates can then start.<\/p>\n
The invigilator is able to see the progress of candidates – the question they’re on, and when they’ve completed the exam<\/p>\n
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RSGB Online Exam Invigilator Screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n When candidates have completed the exam, this is reflected on the invigilator screen, and the candidate gets to see their provisional mark, and a summary of the questions they got right or wrong.<\/p>\n
That’s about it. No indicative marking to worry about – the exam booklet and practical assessment form go back in the pre-paid envelope, and the RSGB post out the Pass certificates to the candidates as normal.<\/p>\n
- You need to include an email address for each student, plus all of the named invigilators, as these are used to create online accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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