I was so excited about getting this contract as an exam invigilator - it started 8 weeks ago - how time flies. It is all over - Finished.
Meanwhile I've seen things that I thought were fiction.
The tricks to get extra time away from the exam papers;
Toilet breaks are only allowed after the first half hour and not in the last half hour of an exam. So why so many request in a one hour exam!?!
Toilet breaks are only allowed after the first half hour and not in the last half hour of an exam. So why so many request in a one hour exam!?!
Students are allowed to bring water into the exam, but the labels have to be taken off the bottles to avoid prompts being written on them.
The performance with mobile phones is amazing! Even after 8 weeks they are still being found on learners. Plus alarms going off in the middle of the exam from phones that have been handed in, but not turned off are a popular event.
The definition for food (that is allowed) in the exam hall is a banana. All those crisp and biscuit packets ain't getting a look in - at least that's one of the things invigilators are suppose to 'oversee'.
The amount of students entering and laying their head on the table after writing their name and candidate number on the exam paper is amazing.
The amount of students entering and laying their head on the table after writing their name and candidate number on the exam paper is amazing.
Tears so much tears - more from boys than the girls. They sit there with their eyes full of water. Poor things. The shock seems unbearable.
I hear talk that girls write on their upper thigh and pull the skirts up to reveal answers - I've never seen this.
All in all being an exam invigilator has been an experience. You have to do it to appreciate the role.
The exam coordinator is super organised. And the distribution and collection of exam papers is a like a military initiative!
Good luck to all that attended exams this term.
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