What You Need to Know

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Entering the Exam Room What is allowed…  Bottled water… put on the floor, not the table  Pencils/erasers for multiple choice exams only…

bring several, make sure they are sharpened  Black/blue pens for all exams except multiple choice… bring several  Ruler (we will provide one for you)  You may NOT share any of these items with

others during the exam.

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Conduct of the Examinations  Rule #3: “No form of refreshment may be taken

into the examination room. (At the discretion of the Diploma Programme coordinator, drinking water is permitted.)”

 Rule #16: “No candidate is permitted to borrow

anything from another candidate during the examination.”

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What will be provided to you…     

Graph paper Answer booklets with lined paper Calculator Ruler Data & formula books (Math & Chemistry)

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What will be provided to you…

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You may sit…  In the seat assigned by the Invigilator

(IB-speak for exam proctor).

 Rule 6: “The coordinator/invigilator will decide

where each candidate will sit during an examination. Candidates must comply with the decision of the coordinator/invigilator and remain seated until permission is given to leave the examination room.”

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For which exams are calculators permitted?     

Math HL Paper 2, Paper 3 Math SL Paper 2 Math Studies SL Paper 1, Paper 2 Biology HL & SL Paper 2, Paper 3 Chemistry HL & SL Paper 2, Paper 3

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Calculators will be provided by…  the calculator provided by the Invigilator

(which will NOT be Mr. Halo’s personal calculator).

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An exam begins at 8:00am…

What do you do if you are 10 minutes late (or 20 minutes late or totally miss the exam)?  (a) Call home.  (b) Get an admit slip from the Main office.  (c) Arrange to take the exam in the November test session, ONLY if there is an adverse circumstance causing the tardiness or absence.  (d) Take the exam at a later date. Thursday, April 23, 2015

Answer…  Arrange to take the exam in the November testing

session, ONLY if there is an adverse circumstance causing the tardiness or absence.

 OTHERWISE, you will owe $48 for missing the

exam, to reimburse the district for what the district paid toward your exam.

 Rule 9: “Candidates must arrive in time for the

start of an examination. Late arrivals may not be permitted.”

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You need to leave the room temporarily during the exam… What MAY the Invigilator do?  (a) Send someone to supervise you while you

are out.  (b) Send you back to your seat.

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Conduct of Examination Rule 10: “In cases of emergency, at the

discretion of the coordinator/invigilator, a candidate may be allowed to leave the examination room and return. The temporary absence of a candidate will be recorded by the coordinator/invigilator.” Rule 11: “A candidate will be supervised during

a temporary absence from the examination room. There must be no communication with any person other than the person who is supervising the candidate.” Thursday, April 23, 2015

An exam begins at 8:00am and ends at 9:30am… You finish the exam at 8:45. What do you do next?  (a) Wait until 9:00, then ask the Invigilator for

permission to leave.  (b) Leave immediately and quietly.  (c) Leave as soon as you get the Invigilator’s attention.  (d) Wait until 9:00, then leave. Thursday, April 23, 2015

Answer…  (a) Wait until 9:00, then ask the Invigilator for

permission to leave.

 Raise your hand when you are finished with

your exam (like EOCs). I will come by and check that you have filled out your coversheet and have put the coversheet and pages together. I will collect all of your work. Then you may leave.

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Conduct of Examination  Rule #18: “Candidates will not be allowed to

leave the examination room during the first hour or during the last 15 minutes of any examination. If the duration of an examination is less than one hour, candidates will not be allowed to leave during the examination.”

 Rule #20: “It is the responsibility of the candidate

to ensure that the front page of their coversheet is correctly completed prior to departure from the examination room.”  See also Rule #21. Thursday, April 23, 2015

An exam begins at 8:00am and finishes at 9:15 am… You finished the exam at 8:55 am. What do you do next?  (a) Wait until 9:00 then ask the Invigilator for

permission to leave.  (b) Leave immediately and quietly.  (c) Leave as soon as you get the Invigilator’s attention.  (d) Wait until 9:00 then leave. Thursday, April 23, 2015

Answer…  NONE OF THE ABOVE!  Rule 17: “Candidates will not be allowed to

leave the examination room during the first hour or during the last 15 minutes of any examination.”

 You cannot leave during the first hour, you

cannot leave during the last 15 minutes, therefore, you cannot leave before the end of an hour & 15 minute exam.

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An exam begins at 8:00am and ends at 9:30am… You finish the exam at 9:20. What do you do next?  (a) Wait until the exam is finished and the

Invigilator gives permission to leave.  (b) Leave immediately and quietly.  (c) Leave as soon as you get the Invigilator’s attention.  (d) Start talking to your neighbor, who is also finished. Thursday, April 23, 2015

Answer…

 (a) Wait until the exam is finished and the

Invigilator gives permission to leave.

 Rule 17: “Candidates will not be allowed to

leave the examination room… during the last 15 minutes of any examination.”

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HL and SL are testing together for the same subject…  The SL exam finishes at 9:45am.  The HL exam finishes at 10:00am.  You are taking the SL exam, use all time available

to you and finish the exam at 9:45am.

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What do you do next…  Raise your hand, turn in your testing materials

and wait quietly until the HL exam is over & the Invigilator dismisses everyone.

 Rule 17: “Candidates will not be allowed to

leave the examination room… during the last 15 minutes of any examination.”  The HL exam has 15 minutes to go, so if you are still in the testing room at 9:45, you stay until the HL exam is finished.

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Malpractice… Which of the following may be considered malpractice?  (a) Communicating with another candidate during     

the exam. (b) Copying another candidate’s work. (c) Impersonating another candidate. (d) Bringing unauthorized material into the examination room. (e) All of the above. See Conduct of the Examination #13, #14, #15, #16, #17

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Pre-printed materials… Cover sheets and multiple choice answer sheets have…  Your name  Candidate session number and school code  Subject, level and which paper (exam) YOU have to add…  Which question(s) you answered  How many answer booklets you have attached

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Pre-printed Cover Sheet

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The Cover Sheet…  YOU, the Candidate, are

responsible for making sure the cover sheet is filled out correctly.

 Rule 20: “It is the responsibility

of the candidate to ensure that the front page of their coversheet is correctly completed prior to departure from the examination room.”

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Using answer booklets…  Two types: subject specific and blank for writing

essays.

 Many of the exams are now sent to a scanning

center which are then electronically sent to the examiners.

 It is very important that your answers are within

the box drawn in the answer booklets so that your entire answer is scanned and graded.

 Only ONE line of writing on Thursday, April 23, 2015

Using answer booklets…  Where answer boxes are provided,

candidates must write their answers in the boxes. If candidates are unable to complete their answer in the box given, they should continue their answer on supplementary answer booklets and indicate that they have done this within the box.

 For exams using blank answer booklets, all

draft work is done in the answer booklet. If a candidate does not want this draft work to be marked, a line must be drawn through that

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Using answer booklets… When you start a new question

or essay, skip a minimum of one line and go to the next line that has the two boxes for writing the question number. Start the new question or essay on that line.

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In which rooms will exams be held?  Many of the exams will be in Rooms A421-A426.  Other exams will be in the gym, library and Room

A428.

 Remember some of the rooms can

get very cold.

 Dress in layers, bring a sweater

or sweatshirt.

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In which rooms will exams be held? If you have a Guthrie Center class during your

exam, do NOT go to the Guthrie Center. Come to your IB exam. Missing your exam because you went to your Guthrie Center class does NOT constitute an “adverse circumstance”. You will NOT be allowed to make up the exam. Rule 9: “Candidates must arrive in time for the

start of an examination. Late arrivals may not be

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In which rooms will exams be held?  The exam schedule, Conduct of Examinations and

this powerpoint are posted on the WAIS homepage —under Links—IB DP Exam Information.

 http://wais.springbranchisd.com/

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 Best Wishes to All of you on Your

Exams!!

 You are almost

finished!

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The information comes from… Conduct of the Examinations: Notice to Candidates 2015 from the IBO website With thanks to IB Online Curriculum Center Teacher Resource Exchange… powerpoint by international school in Ankara, Turkey

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