Cambridge Assessment Specialist Test (on-screen)

Which scripts are checked by your team leader?

Select one:

• Browsing Scripts

• Practice Scripts

• Standardization scripts

• All of the above

Which of the following attributes is the most important for an examiner?

Select one:

• ability to make independent judgements when necessary

• ability to mark script consistently

• ability to meet deadlines

• All of the above

According to the research, actual teaching experience may not be essential as long as the examiner can follow the mark scheme intelligently and act upon feedback.

Select one:

• True

• False

Who should you contact for administrative support?

Select one:

• The Customer Services team in Cambridge

• The Examiner Helpdesk in Cambridge

• The RM Helpdesk

• Your team leader

What does STM stand for?

Select one:

• Script Team Management

• Series Team Meeting

• Session Team Marking

• Standardization Team Meeting

Browsing is viewing of candidate responses before the STM.

Select one:

• True

• False

If you don’t attend the STM, which response types do you mark?

Select one:

• Practice

• Seeding

• Standardization

• All of the above

Up to how many live response scripts can you mark before being given approval to mark?

• 5

• 20

• 50

• Your whole allocation

When are spot checks done?

Select one:

• at any time during the marking period

• at grade review

• at the beginning and end of the marking period

• never

If you think you are going to miss a deadline what should you do?

Select one:

• ask other examiners if they can help out

• do nothing as unmarked scripts are automatically reallocated to other examiners

• speak to your team leader

• stop marking straightaway so that another examiner can be standardized