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Testing in the Distance
Learning Environment
Some of the most frequently
asked questions, by both students and faculty,
have to do with testing. Students usually wonder
if they have to go somewhere to take a test or
if they can simply take it at home. Faculty are
usually concerned with making sure the right student
is taking the right test.
Testing Formats
Tests are offered in one
of two formats:
- the traditional paper
& pencil method.
- the newer online means.
The same type of questions that
are present in a paper & pencil test, i.e. multiple
choice, true/false, multiple response, essay,
and matching, can also be present in an online
test. Each instructor determines the testing format
that will be used.
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Proctored Testing
A number of distance
learning instructors require that students
take their tests in a secure, monitored
environment. Tests can be proctored whether
the test format is online or paper & pencil.
- The college provides
proctoring services at no cost and they
are conveniently available at our Newtown,
Bristol Center, and Upper County Campuses.
- Students may propose
a person to act as a proctor for them,
if the student is unable to travel to
one of BCCC's campuses. The proctor must
agree to receive the tests from the instructor,
administer them in an approved environment
and return them to the instructor. Instructors
have the option to accept or reject the
proposed proctor. Any fees involved are
the student's responsibility. Examples
of individuals who may be eligible to
serve as proctors are listed on the Distance
Learning website.
Often times, instructors
will want the mid-term and final exam for
their course proctored, while quizzes and
smaller unit tests are not.
Details regarding
proctored testing - times, locations, proctor
proposal forms - are available from the
Distance
Learning website.
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Testing Dates & Times
Just as in a face-to-face
class where tests are taken on a certain day and
within a certain amount of time, i.e. the class
period, the same can be true for tests in a Distance
Learning course.
- Many instructors will
set schedules for when you must take your tests
by.
- Many instructors will
set time limits on how long you have to take
tests.
This can be true whether the
tests are proctored or self-administered.
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