What You Need to Know

The information comes from… Conduct of the Examinations: Notice to Candidates With thanks to IB Online Curriculum Center Teacher Resource Exchange… powerpoint by international school in Ankara, Turkey

Entering the Exam Room Which of these items are permitted in the exam room? Books Pencils/Erasers Black/Blue pens Donuts/sandwich/Starbucks Coffee Bottled water Electronic dictionary Ruler Electronic devices

What is allowed… Bottled water… put on the floor, not the table Pencils/erasers for multiple choice exams only… bring several, make sure they are sharpened Black/blue pens for all exams except multiple choice… bring several Ruler (we will provide one for you) You may NOT share any of these items with others during the exam.

Rule #3: “No form of refreshment may be taken into the examination room. (At the discretion of the Diploma Programme coordinator, drinking water is permitted.)” Rule #16: “No candidate is permitted to borrow anything from another candidate during the examination.”

What will be provided to you… Graph paper Answer booklets with lined paper Calculator Ruler Data & formula books (Math & Chemistry)

You may sit… (a) Anywhere you choose. (b) In alphabetical order by last name. (c) In the seat assigned by the Invigilator (IB-speak for proctor). (d) In numeric order by candidate session number.

Answer… (c) In the seat assigned by the Invigilator (IB-speak for exam proctor). Rule 6: “The coordinator/invigilator will decide where each candidate will sit during an examination. Candidates must comply with the decision of the coordinator/invigilator and remain seated until permission is given to leave the examination room.”

For which exams are calculators permitted? Math HL Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 Math SL Paper 1, Paper 2 Math Studies SL Paper 1, Paper 2 Biology HL & SL Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 Chemistry HL &SL Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 History HL Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

Answer… Math HL Paper 2, Paper 3 Math SL Paper 2 Math Studies SL Paper 1, Paper 2 Biology HL & SL Paper 2, Paper 3 Chemistry HL & SL Paper 2, Paper 3

Whose calculator may you use? (a) Your personal calculator. (b) The calculator on your iPod or iPhone. (c) The calculator provided by the Invigilator. (d) Mr. Halo’s personal calculator.

Answer… (c) the calculator provided by the Invigilator (which will NOT be Mr. Halo’s personal calculator).

An exam begins at 8:00am… What do you do if you are 10 minutes late (or 20 minutes late or totally miss the exam)? (a) Call home. (b) Get an admit slip from the Main office. (c) Arrange to take the exam in the November test session, ONLY if there is an adverse circumstance causing the tardiness or absence. (d) Take the exam at a later date.

Answer… (c) Arrange to take the exam in the November testing session, ONLY if there is an adverse circumstance causing the tardiness or absence. OTHERWISE, you will owe $48 for missing the exam, to reimburse the district for what the district paid toward your exam. Rule 9: “Candidates must arrive in time for the start of an examination. Late arrivals may not be permitted.

You need to leave the room temporarily during the exam… What MAY the Invigilator do? (a) Write a permission slip and let you go. (b) Send someone to supervise you while you are out. (c) Send you back to your seat. (d) Send you out of the exam permanently.

Answer… (b) Send someone to supervise you while you are out. (c) Send you back to your seat. Rule 10: “In cases of emergency, at the discretion of the coordinator/invigilator, a candidate may be allowed to leave the examination room and return. The temporary absence of a candidate will be recorded by the coordinator/invigilator.” Rule 11: “A candidate will be supervised during a temporary absence from the examination room. There must be no communication with any person other than the person who is supervising the candidate.”

An exam begins at 8:00am and ends at 9:30am… You finish the exam at 8:45. What do you do next? (a) Wait until 9:00, then ask the Invigilator for permission to leave. (b) Leave immediately and quietly. (c) Leave as soon as you get the Invigilator’s attention. (d) Wait until 9:00, then leave.

Answer… (a) Wait until 9:00, then ask the Invigilator for permission to leave. Raise your hand when you are finished with your exam (like TAKS). I will come by and check that you have filled out your coversheet and have put the coversheet and pages together. I will collect all of your work. Then you may leave.

Answer cont… Rule #17: “Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination room during the first hour or during the last 15 minutes of any examination. If the duration of an examination is less than one hour, candidates will not be allowed to leave during the examination.” Rule #19: “It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that the front page of their coversheet is correctly completed prior to departure from the examination room.” See also Rule #20.

An exam begins at 8:00am and finishes at 9:15 am… You finished the exam at 8:55 am. What do you do next? (a) Wait until 9:00 then ask the Invigilator for permission to leave. (b) Leave immediately and quietly. (c) Leave as soon as you get the Invigilator’s attention. (d) Wait until 9:00 then leave.

Answer… NONE OF THE ABOVE! Rule 17: “Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination room during the first hour or during the last 15 minutes of any examination.” You cannot leave during the first hour, you cannot leave during the last 15 minutes, therefore, you cannot leave before the end of an hour & 15 minute exam.

An exam begins at 8:00am and ends at 9:30am… You finish the exam at 9:20. What do you do next? (a) Wait until the exam is finished and the Invigilator gives permission to leave. (b) Leave immediately and quietly. (c) Leave as soon as you get the Invigilator’s attention. (d) Start talking to your neighbor, who is also finished.

Answer… (a) Wait until the exam is finished and the Invigilator gives permission to leave. Rule 17: “Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination room… during the last 15 minutes of any examination.”

HL and SL are testing together for the same subject… The SL exam finishes at 9:45am. The HL exam finishes at 10am. You are taking the SL exam, use all time available to you and finish the exam at 9:45am.

What do you do next? (a) Turn in your testing materials and leave. (b) Raise your hand, turn in your testing materials and get permission from the Invigilator to leave. (c) Leave immediately and quietly. (d) Raise your hand, turn in your testing materials and wait quietly until the HL exam is over & the Invigilator dismisses everyone.

Answer… (d) Raise your hand, turn in your testing materials and wait quietly until the HL exam is over & the Invigilator dismisses everyone. Rule 17: “Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination room… during the last 15 minutes of any examination.” The HL exam has 15 minutes to go, so if you are still in the testing room at 9:45, you stay until the HL exam is finished.

Malpractice… Which of the following may be considered malpractice? (a) Communicating with another candidate during the exam. (b) Copying another candidate’s work. (c) Impersonating another candidate. (d) Bringing unauthorized material into the examination room.

Answer… (a) Communicating with another candidate during the exam. (b) Copying another candidate’s work. (c) Impersonating another candidate. (d) Bringing unauthorized material into the examination room. See Rules 13, 14, 15 & 16

Pre-printed materials… Cover sheets and multiple choice answer sheets have… Your name Candidate session number and school code Subject, level and which paper (exam) YOU have to add… Which question(s) you answered How many sheets of paper you have attached

Generic Cover Sheet…

The Cover Sheet… Who is responsible for making sure the cover sheet is filled out correctly? (a) Your mother. (b) The IB Coordinator/Invigilator. (c) IB Organization. (d) YOU, the Candidate.

Answer… (d) YOU, the Candidate. Rule 19: “It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that the front page of their coversheet is correctly completed prior to departure from the examination room.”

Using the answer booklet… Where answer boxes are provided on the examination paper, candidates must write their answers in the boxes. If candidates are unable to complete their answer in the box given, they should continue their answer on supplementary answer booklets and indicate that they have done this within the box. For exams without a subject answer booklet, all draft work is done in the answer booklet. If a candidate does not want this draft work to be marked, a line must be drawn through that work.

Using the answer booklet… Many of the exams are now sent to a scanning center then electronically sent to the examiners. It is very important that your answers are within the box drawn on the paper or in the answer booklets so that your entire answer is scanned and graded. Only ONE line of writing on each line in the booklet.

Using the answer booklet… When you start a new question or essay, skip a minimum of one line and go to the next line that has the two boxes for writing the question number. Start the new question or essay on that line.

Explain the following instruction… You are advised to show all working, where possible. Where an answer is wrong, some marks may be given for correct method, provided this is shown by written working.

Answer… Even if your answer is wrong, if you show your work/method, you may still get some points.

In which rooms will exams be held? Many of the exams will be in Rooms A421-A426. Exams in the first week will be in the gym A few exams will be in Room A428 Remember some of the rooms can get very cold. Dress in layers, bring a sweater or sweatshirt. The exam schedule is posted on the IB Diploma Programme page of the WAIS website.

Best Wishes to All of you on Your Exams!! You are almost finished!