FWA Preparation Session

Why does cheating matter?

• It upsets honest students.

• It does not help students learn.

• It harms the institute's academic integrity.

• All three reasons.

What are students allowed to take into the exam room?

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What are students allowed to take into the exam room?

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Students _____ at their allocated seat number.

• can choose to sit

• must sit

Answer explanation

Students must sit at their allocated seat number so they don't choose to sit near friends, and so that it is easy to identify them, and in case evidence is found after the exam.

Invigilators _______ scratch paper before giving it to a student in an exam.

• must

• can choose to

Answer explanation

Invigilators must sign scratch paper BEFORE giving it to a student to be sure that a student did not bring the paper into the exam room with them.

At the end of the exam the invigilator must ______.

• leave the scratch paper in the room.

• collect scratch paper and put it in the bin.

• collect scratch paper and give it to Academic Services.

Before starting an exam, the invigilator must _______.

• tell students to restart their laptops without checking.

• tell students to restart their laptops and check they do.

• not tell students to restart their laptops.

Answer explanation

Invigilators must actually check students restart their laptops in case they have set-up a virtual machine before the exam.

What should a floater NOT do?

• escort students to bathroom

• be a second pair of eyes

• work on their laptop

• deal with latecomers

Invigilators should check students do not have a phone or smartwatch _____

• before entering the exam room

• before starting the exam

• before entering the exam room and again before starting the exam

Just before starting the exam at ____, ask students to stand up and pull their pockets inside out to check for prohibited items again.

• RKM

• RKW