Remote Testing
Douglas Townes, P.E.
Florida DOT
State Construction Training Engineer
414-4151
Douglas.townes@dot.fl.state.us |
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Remote Testing
- What is remote testing?
- Why use remote testing?
- How does remote testing work?
- What are the costs?
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What is remote testing?
- Outsourcing your agency's Examination proctoring
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Why use remote testing?
- Allows more flexibility in administering examinations
- Students have more choices in examination locations
- Exam centers are open evenings and weekends
- Gives student instant feedback on raw score
- Can reduce overall examination costs
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How does remote testing work?
- Agency enters into a contract with examination provider
- Contract takes several months to negotiate
- Usually a fee to set up the account
- Fee per student
- Students register:
- Directly with provider
- Fee is a part of registration
- Through agency
- Better for government agencies that control "who" is allowed to take an exam
- Fee is assessed to the agency. Agency must collect fee from student
- Time and location is specified
- Student arrives and shows photo ID
- Exam is downloaded from a secure server
- Student takes exam on line
- Exam is graded within a few seconds (optional)
- Agency is notified of results
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Typical waiting room
(note lockers in back)
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Typical testing cubical
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Tests are proctored
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What are the costs?
- Contracting costs
- Contract Fee
- Exams usually multiple choice
- Fee to convert exams to special format
- Per Student Cost
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Is Remote Testing right for your State/Region?
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Florida has 12 testing centers
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Hope this session has been informative.
ACI was also invited to share this session lectern as ACI has been remote testing for several years. |
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Questions?
Thank you for your time
Douglas Townes, P.E.
Florida DOT
State Construction Training Engineer
Douglas.townes@dot.state.fl.us |
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