I’ve seen exam proctors walking around during breaks jotting down notes about people’s tests (I think it’s to see how many questions each person completed to prevent cheating). Can anyone confirm this? Are they just writing how many questions the person did, or like the answers themselves (A, B, C, D)?
I guess what I’m trying to say is, if I were to complete every question in the Reading section, memorize one question, and then change my answer to a question or two during the math section, would anybody know? (not saying I’m planning on doing that, just curious)
Who would have time to do that? If you have time to memorize a question and the correct answer so you can go back and change it later, then youmhave time to answer the question in the first place?. That same time is better spent answering the question in the allocated time, rather than risk being kicked out of the test.
For example, if I don’t know a word in the Reading section, or like there is a particular question I’m thinking about. Regardless, aside from the proctor seeing me (and often times, the proctors are lazy af), is there any danger of being caught. Again, do proctors actually take notes on the question answers when they walk around during the break?
Wait: I’m reading the Proctor Instructions: do the proctors even walk around and take note of how far you have gone (any missing questions)? It just says this:
“During the break:
Walk around the room to check that all test books
are closed and that all answer sheets are inside
the test books. Check that translated instructions
(if used) are left on the desk.”
Proctoring in and of itself means watching the kids. The SAT booklets are designed so that I can see from a few feet away which section you’re on-- if you’re on section1 and you’re supposed to be on section 2, I can tell without being right on top of you.
We’re not supposed to be doing anything but proctoring.
The proctors you saw writing were doing one of two things:
taking note of an irregularity they’re going to report as soon as they get a break. When there’s an irregularity, we don’t swoop in and take the test and yell at the kids; we proceed as normal and deal with it afterwards. So it’s entirely possible that you saw someone trying to cheat.
bending the rules and keeping a “to do” list for the rest of the weekend.
We do NOT typically take note of how many questions you’ve skipped— though it would strike me as bizarre to see ANY missed questions on the new SAT, since the guessing penalty is gone.
SInce you’ve read the proctor instructions, I imagine you’ve also read about the penalty for violating the rules of taking the exam? It’s absolutely not worth the risk-- not to mention the moral implications-- of cheating on the sAT.