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STANDARDIZATION PRACTICES & MARKER TRAINING. TRAINING & STANDARDIZING EXAM ADMINISTRATORS. TRAINING EXAM PROCTORS Exam proctoring guidelines A brief meeting before the exam is conducted. TRAINING INTERLOCUTORS & ASSESSORS FOR SPEAKING TESTS
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TRAINING & STANDARDIZING EXAM ADMINISTRATORS TRAINING EXAM PROCTORS • Exam proctoring guidelines • A brief meeting before the exam is conducted. TRAINING INTERLOCUTORS & ASSESSORS FORSPEAKING TESTS • Familiarizing interlocutors with the test content via a brief meeting. • Clarifying interlocutor and assessor roles
STANDARDIZING & TRAINING MARKERS • Providing an answer key with acceptable and unacceptable answers for each exam. • To discuss the alternative answers , instructors of the same module come together under the leadership of a testing member • A revised key • Remarking students’ exam sheets
STANDARDIZING& TRAINING MARKERS WRITING • Familiarizing markers with the rubric • Standardization session of an hour before starting marking (viewing samples, trying to reach consensus) • Double marking for inter-rater reliability • Third marking (on condition that there is a disagreement between the first two markers)
SPEAKING • Standardization session of an hour ( Not before every single test) • Examining videos of IELTS test-takers. (Marking and trying to reach an agreement on grades)