Proctor Reflection

Proctoring means to monitor a student while giving exams by a responsible individual. “Proctoring is an impartial monitoring or supervision of a student during their examination by a responsible and impartial individual appointed for the same.” (University of the People, personal communication, June, 30 2016)

What does proctoring mean to me and how important is it to my education? What are my responsibilities to ensure the integrity of the exam and the proctor monitoring it?

Proctoring exam means that someone will watch over or supervise in the duration of the exam.

Proctoring is the act of supervising or monitoring a student during his or her examination

I realize that this is the short version, with a good understanding of its meaning of a Proctors. Will be required and added upon registration course the University of the People is to require a Proctor. I believe it"s to insure the code of conduct is maintained, which applies to student

To be considered an appropriate proctor, someone who deters aberrant behavior while testing, the following criteria are required:

Uopeople requires all proctors to be a responsible adult over the age of 21. They can not be a family member, another student or anyone that has a conflict of interest or a vested interest in the grade or performance on the exam. They must be available to be present for the entire exam period and have adequate and reliable access to e-mail and the internet. (University of the People, 2015-2016, p. 44-45)

Throughout my practicum experience, I worked towards creating an environment that was highly supportive of individual and collaborative learning. I strived to encourage positive social interaction and to facilitate active engagement in learning and self-motivation. With the help of my professor and cooperating teacher, I was able to practice implementing this in my teaching.

All questions on the examination will come from the lectures (Topics I – X) and the assigned chapters and parts of chapters in the textbook. To help frame the questions for you, they will be organized under the same main headings and subheadings used in the Lecture Notes. The only exceptions will be a few subheadings that pertain to material covered only in the text. Under each heading will be a mix of true-false and multiple-choice questions, and possibly a few analogies, with all answers to be recorded on a scantron sheet. Along with

2) The test is open-book, open-notes. But you are expected to use your own words based on your understanding of the topics. If you copy from the slides or the book, you will incur loss of points.

Proctoring is the use of someone to oversee your exam taking. UoPeople requires proctored exams in order to maintain high standards in their educational pursuits. They also have an interest in being accredited and therefore probably have a stipulation to have proctored exams. There are probably other reasons for proctored exams, such as to have integrity in the exam system. The reason only certain courses are proctored as they are deemed to be necessary knowledge when one says that they have a Bachelor in that area.

As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a proctor is “one appointed to supervise students at an examination” (Merriam-Webster.org, n.d). In the academic community, proctored exams are considered the optimum solution. Once a student takes an examination under the supervision of a proctor, the expertise has several advantages. Proctored exams validate the integrity of a student’s entire transcript. once a final examination is run by an objective proctor, it lends significant credibility to a student’s incontestable mastery and ability of the topic. When a student takes proctored exams, the expertise demonstrates that the scholar will perform during this setting equally similarly as their traditionally-schooled peers. Hence, The UoPeople regulated the procedures of taking proctored exams and applied a set of rules concerning the choice and the criteria of registering the proctor.

As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a proctor is “one appointed to supervise students at an examination” (Merriam-Webster.org, n.d). In the academic community, proctored exams are considered the optimum solution. Once a student takes an examination under the supervision of a proctor, the expertise has several advantages. Proctored exams validate the integrity of a student’s entire transcript. once a final examination is run by an objective proctor, it lends significant credibility to a student’s incontestable mastery and ability of the topic. When a student takes proctored exams, the expertise demonstrates that the scholar will perform during this setting equally similarly as their traditionally-schooled peers. Hence, The UoPeople regulated the procedures of taking proctored exams and applied a set of rules concerning the choice and the criteria of registering the proctor.

Furthermore, an appropriate adult must be 18 years and above. An appropriate adult ought to be

must be of good character and reputation as established by a background investigation to include but not limited to: a polygraph examination, educational achievements, prior work experience, character and reputation, credit history and police record