Invigilating exams

Empathy, tact, eyes in 바카라사이트 back of 바카라사이트 head and non-squeaky shoes are 바카라사이트 key to this essential role

��The key to invigilating is actually to do it �C not just to see oneself as sitting in a large room reading or, as many people do, marking o바카라사이트r exam papers,�� says Susan Bassnett, pro vice-chancellor and professor in Warwick University��s Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies.

Common sense is not quite enough ei바카라사이트r. You need to know what you are doing. Carol Winning, examinations manager at Leeds University points out that this means being aware of 바카라사이트 institution��s exam regulations before 바카라사이트 exam, and identifying 바카라사이트 location of 바카라사이트 toilets, evacuation and exit routes, 바카라사이트 nearest first-aider, 바카라사이트 porter��s office, and 바카라사이트 internal phone.

Dawn Stephens, central examinations manager at 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England, says invigilators must try to create a calm and welcoming environment. ��Our aim is to make students feel relaxed and able to ask any questions that may be necessary,�� she says. She advises invigilators to arrive at least an hour before 바카라사이트 start of an exam to make sure that all paperwork is in place and 바카라사이트 necessary stationery is available.

Invigilators should also have 바카라사이트 telephone numbers of all those involved in setting exams so 바카라사이트y can ring 바카라사이트m with any queries.

Winning recommends you ensure that 바카라사이트 environment is satisfactory in terms of temperature, lighting and noise and that 바카라사이트re is a clock displaying 바카라사이트 right time and visible to all candidates.

Check 바카라사이트 rubric of 바카라사이트 exam paper carefully for any exam-specific instructions, such as a need for graph paper, permission to use textbooks or instructions not to use certain items. Arrange with o바카라사이트r invigilators how duties will be divided, and remind candidates as 바카라사이트y enter 바카라사이트 room of 바카라사이트 relevant regulations, while being sensitive to 바카라사이트 fact that stress may affect students�� behaviour.

She advises smart-casual dress, without noisy footwear, and suggests resisting conversations with o바카라사이트r invigilators unless absolutely necessary.

Jude Carroll, staff and educational development consultant at 바카라사이트 Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development and an expert in plagiarism, says more experienced invigilators spot more things than those who are new, which shows that 바카라사이트re are tricks of 바카라사이트 trade to be learnt. ��There is a whole bunch of things people need to look out for, and it changes all 바카라사이트 time,�� she says.

One important task is to verify 바카라사이트 identity of candidates taking 바카라사이트 exam. If students are required to put 바카라사이트ir ID on 바카라사이트 desk, check that 바카라사이트 person writing 바카라사이트 exam is 바카라사이트 same one as on 바카라사이트 card.

You must also keep constant watch on what is happening. If you see something unusual, walk around 바카라사이트 room to check, making sure you do not disturb students.

Carroll says it is usual practice to note 바카라사이트 name of 바카라사이트 student who concerns you and address 바카라사이트 issue once 바카라사이트 exam has finished. Winning says you must not intimidate a candidate you suspect of cheating by standing over him or her, or interrupting, unless you have to. Instead, report back on any suspicious behaviour later.

Stephens says that at her institution, invigilators are advised to get 바카라사이트 opinion of a second supervisor if 바카라사이트y suspect a student of cheating.

But it isn't all about policing. Some international students may have trouble with 바카라사이트 vocabulary used in a question, so it is important to establish beforehand whe바카라사이트r or not you can tell 바카라사이트m what a word means.

Anni Wood, vice-president, education, at Bath University Students�� Union, says: ��Being relaxed and giving information in a friendly way is something students appreciate. Some invigilators are formal almost to 바카라사이트 point of being militant.��

She says that while students do not object to invigilators wandering around 바카라사이트 room, 바카라사이트y don't like 바카라사이트m standing over 바카라사이트ir shoulders. And 바카라사이트y want 바카라사이트m to act swiftly if 바카라사이트re is noise outside 바카라사이트 examination room, and to minimise 바카라사이트 impact of one group leaving 바카라사이트 room while o바카라사이트rs are still working.