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NoBozo · 04-26-2010, 06:48 PM

My NASBLA Card obtained in Rhode Island ..(two years ago) specifically says the exam was Proctored. It certainly was. An on line TEST was NOT an option. Your Full Name and Date of Birth are printed on the back of the card.. after you pass the test. There is no "License Number," or Serial Number, or Expiration date on the card.

Prior to the Proctored exam, you could take as many Practice Tests on line as you wished, and each time you took one...the question set was different. After each test you would be scored, which gave you an idea how good you were. If you got a question wrong you would be directed to a Topic in the textbook where you might find your error. Then you go back and read the book Again.
These tests did not count for anything. They were just for practice.

NB

PS: For those unfamiliar with the term: A Proctored Exam means you are in a Hall taking the exam with a lot of other people... and "Proctors' ...are roaming around....looking over your shoulder making sure you don't Cheat. This is common practice in College.

04-26-2010, 06:48 PM	#67
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Rhode Island My NASBLA Card obtained in Rhode Island ..(two years ago) specifically says the exam was Proctored. It certainly was. An on line TEST was NOT an option. Your Full Name and Date of Birth are printed on the back of the card.. after you pass the test. There is no "License Number," or Serial Number, or Expiration date on the card. Prior to the Proctored exam, you could take as many Practice Tests on line as you wished, and each time you took one...the question set was different. After each test you would be scored, which gave you an idea how good you were. If you got a question wrong you would be directed to a Topic in the textbook where you might find your error. Then you go back and read the book Again. These tests did not count for anything. They were just for practice. NB PS: For those unfamiliar with the term: A Proctored Exam means you are in a Hall taking the exam with a lot of other people... and "Proctors' ...are roaming around....looking over your shoulder making sure you don't Cheat. This is common practice in College.