The candidate trial of the PEBX and ProctorExam systems for the Foundation exams took place on Monday this week, and the trial for Finals exams taking place on Monday 20 September. PEB have asked us to share the following communication, which was sent out to candidates this morning by email. It includes some feedback from the Foundations, and a reminder to read all of the information on the website carefully in advance of the trial. Please do take part in the trial, look out for further communications from PEB, and of course we will keep posting any updates here on the Yellow Sheet too.
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Dear PEB Candidate
The 2021 FD Trial will be taking place on 20 September 2021.
Please ensure that you have read the information posted on the PEB website here in preparation for the trial.
You must take part in the Trial as this is your opportunity to test and ensure that your IT arrangements will work for the examination/s, and you become familiar with the PEBX and ProctorExam systems.
The PEB strongly advises that you follow the instructions as given so your examination is not void.
Some of the feedback from the 2021 FC trial on 13 September that should be noted is as follows:
1. Some candidates did not read the information on the PEB website so they did not attempt the Trial because they had assumed that the exam would run on zoom like it did in 2020 which is not the case.
2. Some candidates were unprepared for the trial and had not downloaded the ProctorExam app on to their phones or had the wrong type of phone.
3. Candidates asking questions on the chat function of ProctorExam of which the answers were already in the Technical Requirements provided on the PEB website.
4. Candidates accessing the Examination systems for just 8 -10 mins even though they have been given two hours to fully test the Examination systems.
5. Candidates not accessing the ProctorExam link in PEBX so they did not go through the security checks as they would have in the live exam. In the live exam situation, this would result in their exam being declared void.
6. Some candidates did not have a good set up for their room, phone or webcam camera’s and only the back of their heads or chairs were recorded.
7. Some candidates were using multiple screens – up to three of them – and their PEBX tab and ProctorExam tab was not on the same screen and thus the ProctorExam recording was incomplete. Only one screen is permitted. The Technical Requirements specifically prohibit additional screens. In the live exam situation, incomplete recordings will result in the exam being declared void.
The PEB will provide full feedback on the trials before the October 2021 Examinations.
PEB
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