GED Testing Service Policies and Procedures Manual - acces

GED Testing Service TM Policies and Procedures ManualCollect all test booklets, answer sheets, and colored scratch paper while the candidatesremain seated. Never allow a candidate to leave the room unless excused by a GEDExaminer.View and fan the test to make sure that there are no pages marked, torn, or missing.Remain aware of the candidates while checking in items.Make sure test materials are checked and inventoried before candidates are dismissed.Check each candidate’s materials against the test surveillance log before permitting thecandidate to leave the testing room. Candidates who have been excused from the testingarea may not be readmitted until the start of the next testing session.Return all tests to the temporary storage unit.Note: During the testing session, the GED Chief Examiner, GED Examiner(s), and GED Proctor(s)must not read, do any other work unrelated to the current test session, or allow him/herself to be distracted orinterrupted.E)5.6.7.8.9.After the testing session, the GED Examiner should:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.Ensure that all answer sheets are accounted for. Inspect all used test booklets for anymarks, damage, or missing pages before returning them to locked storage.Make sure that all tests are returned to their correct battery folder.Use Form L-22 (Inventory of GED Secure Materials Removed and Returned to SecurePermanent Storage) to complete an inventory of materials before returning them topermanent storage.Return the secure materials in a locked case to the secure storage area. Lock the permanentsecure storage.Shred all used colored scratch paper after all the items are inventoried and checked in.Never return completed answer sheets to a candidate for a future test administration;this is strictly prohibited.Send answer sheets out for scoring immediately after a test session. Answer sheets(completed and partial) and related forms should be reviewed and inventoried for accuracyimmediately after the conclusion of testing and prepared for transmittal (electronicallyor by appropriate carrier) to the scoring site no more than five calendar days aftercompletion of the testing session. Do not hold answer sheets when a candidate onlytakes part of the test. All appropriate jurisdictional procedures for transmitting answersheets must be followed. 12Section 5: Administration of the GED Tests12At a minimum, test answer sheets sent as a package to the scoring site must be sent by a deliverer that can provide tracking(e.g., UPS, FedEx, U.S. Postal Service), and testing center staff shall monitor the shipment at appropriate intervals until it reaches thescoring site. If the answer sheets are faxed or sent by other electronic means, the center must use a secure fax or other secure meansto ensure safe electronic transmission.June 2008 42