Exam Preparation Checklist

Below is a checklist of the things we recommend you check in the run up to your exams

Order of preparing an exam

3 MONTHS BEFORE EXAM

• Contact Practique Team to notify of exam dates and student numbers
• If on-site support is required from the Practique team, notify the team

1 MONTH BEFORE EXAM

• Check all Items have been created correctly.  Once satisfied with content and set up send for senior review and approval.
• Check that all Items have been tagged correctly (blueprinting)
• For OSCE, check the marksheet for fields that are marked as feedback are correct
• Check with Practique Team that iPad and Server versions are up to date
• Check the Known Issues page on the Knowledge Base
• Review your local on-the-day escalation plan in the event of an unplanned issue
• Notify your local IT team that may need assistance on your exam day
• If running on paper, create and download papers from Practique
• Check you have the most up to date iPad application and Practique server version

2 WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAM

• Finalise the item sets. Ensure that each item in the set is using the latest version before sending for senior review and approval.
• Check that the Items in the Item Sets are in the correct order
• Create the Exam in Practique
• Finalise Exam allocation and rotation
• Upload candidates to Exam
• For OSCE, upload examiners and marshals to Exam
• Ensure you have all devices (iPads, computers) that you will need, including marshal and spare iPads.

1 WEEK BEFORE THE EXAM

• For OSCE, check the rotation of all of the sessions
• For OSCE, check that examiners have been allocated to the correct rooms
• Sync exam to the devices and test the exam
• Check that all items appear correctly on the devices
• Check that resources correctly load on the device
• For OSCE, check that candidates rotate in the correct way
• Check again with Practique Team that iPad and Server versions are up to date.
• Check again the Known Issues page on the Knowledge Base
• For OSCE, ensure that 1 sessions worth of spare paper marksheets are available.

1 DAY BEFORE THE EXAM

• Reset Exam and open sessions that will be used on the day
• For OSCE, print or provide for onscreen use, QR codes for examiners

DAY OF THE EXAM

• Distribute letter of the day and pin (if being used)
• For OSCE, mark students as not attending as necessary, by marking them DNA