Examiner Responsibilities

What must examiners maintain regarding the Speaking test?

• Randomness in scoring

• Subjectivity in grading

• Favoritism towards certain candidates

• Consistency, fairness, and objectivity in assessment.

How should examiners treat all candidates?

• Examiners should treat all candidates fairly and impartially.

• Examiners should treat candidates differently based on their appearance.

• Examiners should favor candidates based on their background.

• Examiners should ignore candidates' performance during the exam.

What should examiners be familiar with before the test?

• Random guessing strategies

• Test format, content areas, scoring criteria, and administration guidelines.

• Student's previous exam results

• Examiner's personal opinions

What materials must examiners use during the test?

• Textbooks and notebooks

• Personal notes and summaries

• Examiner booklet, Candidate booklet, assessment criterias, marksheets etc.

• Electronic devices

What should examiners avoid indicating to candidates?

• Encouragement to guess answers

• General feedback on performance

• Correct answers or hints that lead to answers.

• Clarification of exam format

How should examiners dress for the examination?

• Examiners should dress in professional attire.

• Examiners should dress in sportswear.

• Examiners should wear casual clothing.

• Examiners should wear costumes.

What type of clothing is considered unacceptable for examiners?

• Athletic wear like sweatpants

• Business casual attire

• Casual clothing such as shorts, flip-flops, or graphic t-shirts.

• Formal suits and ties

What must examiners do with electronic devices during the test?

• Only collect devices that are not in use.

• Collect or turn off all electronic devices.

• Allow electronic devices to be used during the test.

• Examiners should encourage the use of electronic devices.

How should examiners interact with centre staff?

• Examiners should ignore centre staff during interactions.

• Examiners should only communicate via email without face-to-face interaction.

• Examiners should communicate in a condescending manner.

• Examiners should communicate clearly and respectfully with centre staff.

What is one responsibility of examiners regarding assessment criteria?

• To provide personal opinions on student performance.

• To ignore assessment criteria during evaluations.

• To create new assessment criteria each exam.

• To apply assessment criteria consistently and fairly.