Taking the Exam
To access and complete your GInI certification exam, please follow each of the
steps below.
PLEASE NOTE - Once you begin your exam session, and throughout your entire
session:
- Do not click on your web browser’s Back button!
- Do not refresh your web browser!
- Do not click on the FINISH button until you are completely sure you have
finished everything!
- Do not log out of the proctoring system!
Doing any of the above actions will prematurely terminate your exam session.
Starting the Exam:
- Log in to the GInI Exam Center (see “Accessing the GInI Exam Center” above).
- Navigate to the “My assignments” tab near the center of the page.
- Next to the assigned exam, click on the “Start” button.
4. You will next be presented with an instructional pop-up screen.
On this screen, click on the box near the bottom that states “I understand and
agree” and ensure its checkmark appears.
5. Next click on the “Start with Proctor” button.
6. Accept the Candidate Rules Agreement in Proctoring Mode and click on the
“Next” button.
7. When requested, allow access by the web camera and the microphone.
8. You will then see an “Equipment check” pop-up window show on your screen.
Here, wait for the computer and proctoring systems to be set up properly.
You will see the following happening:
• Browser compatibility and browser extension checks.
• Web camera and microphone checks.
• Network connectivity check.
9. When prompted, take a photo of yourself and your government-issued photo
ID using the interface. Then proceed.
10. When prompted for permission to share your (entire) screen, click on the
“Share” button.
(Note that if you cancel screen-sharing at any time, you will interrupt the
proctoring process, which will cause issues for your exam session if proctoring
is considered mandatory.)
11. Start the exam.
At this point your exam will begin and your exam-completion timer will
begin counting down from the total allotted time for your exam.
(Note that you can choose to hide the screen-sharing notification, but do not
click “Stop” on screen-sharing, as doing so will interrupt the proctoring
process, which will cause issues for your exam session if proctoring is
considered mandatory).
12. Note the specific Proctoring options – there are several options which the
Proctoring Mode enables for your benefit, and which you may choose from if
and when needed.
These are:
• Calculator Icon – You may click this button to be presented with a scientific
calculator that you may use during the exam. This is the only calculator you
are allowed to use during the exam unless stated otherwise in instructions
you have been given.
• Chat Icon – You may click this button should you need to chat with the
proctor during the exam concerning general questions you have.
Also, should the proctor need to contact you, you will receive a notification
indicating so.
• Camera Icon – You may click this button to initiate a video call with the
proctor. Only use this button if and when the proctor directs you to do so.
Issues with Camera or Microphone Access:
In the event your exam proctor is having difficulty detecting or accessing your
web camera or your microphone, click on the “Retry” button in the lower
right-hand corner of the Equipment check pop-up box.
If you have done this and you are still having issues with either your web camera
or microphone, change the device’s permissions to “Ask (default)” and then reload
the page when prompted. Once asked, grant permission.
Completing the Exam:
To complete your exam, you are to answer each question by selecting the answer
you believe to be the correct one. A check mark will appear next to the answer
you have selected. You may select only one answer for each question.
Throughout the exam, there are three primary navigational buttons you are
allowed to access and use. These are:
• Previous question – navigates you back to the preceding question.
• Next question – navigates you forward to the next question.
(it does this regardless of whether or not you have answered the current
question).
• Finish test – terminates your current exam session and tallies your score to
determine whether or not you have passed the exam based on the exam’s set
passing score.
As you answer questions, they are reflected in the running list on the right-hand side of your screen.
Questions shown in this list with a blue marker have been answered; those
shown with a grey marker remain unanswered.
This allows you to see which of the questions you have thus far answered and not
answered. It also allows you to navigate directly back to any question by clicking
on the question in this list.
You may also mark a question so that you can return to it later on (often done for
questions in which the examinee is unsure and wishes to reserve additional time
at the end of the exam to consider further).
As you do this, the screen will maintain a second tab on the right hand side of
your screen showing this list of marked questions. This allows you to easily
navigate back to any question in this set of questions.
Finishing the Exam:
When you are finished taking the exam, you are to click on the “Finish test”
button.
• If there are any questions which you did not answer, the system will first notify
you of this and ask you if you would like to return to these questions in order to
answer them prior to terminating the exam.
• If there are any questions in the specially marked list of questions
(second tab), the system will notify you of this and ask if you would like to return
to these questions in order to study them further prior to terminating the exam.
If a) there are no unanswered or specially marked questions, or b) you opt to not
return to either of these sets of questions, the exam will terminate and
momentarily will present you with your final exam score and pass / fail result.
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