We’d like to offer a few tips that should make your experience at the Alexandria Testing Center stress free.

• If taking an ELI exam print your pass before arriving to the testing center.  Have a valid government issued photo I.D.
• Arrive early to allow yourself enough time to complete the exam. (at least 90 minutes before closing)
• If taking a faculty make up exam, make sure you know the name, the course number of the test to be taken.  Also contact the faculty member to ensure the test has been placed in the testing center.
• Always visit the website before coming to testing for hours of operation.

 Good Luck,

We only able to administer ELI and Faculty Make-up on today due to SIS update.

Today we celebrate Dr. Maya Angelou, born, Marguerite Johnson a civil rights activist, an author, poet, and historian.

Born:April 4, 1928

Some known facts:

• The first African-American Female cable car conductor
•  I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, is the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman
• The first African-American Woman to have a screen play produced, Georgia, Georgia
• Performed in Porgy and Bess, Calypso Heat Wave,  and The Blacks
• Books by Dr. Maya Angelou include but not limited too:
  •  Still I Rise
  • I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
  • All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
  • Letter to My Daughter
  • Singin’ and Swingin’ and  Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas

The testing center will close for training tomorrow from

3:00-4:00 pm.

In order to ensure that you are prepared for “test taking” we’ve included a few tips that will lead to your success:

Hours of Operation:

Check the testing website to informed yourself to the hours of operation.  Arrive early to give yourself time to prepare for any unforeseen occurrences, i.e. long lines. http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/services-to-students/testing/calendar/

Identification: To take an exam you must present some form of  a valid government issued identification , i.e.  passport, driver’s license, NOVA card

Extended Learning Institute (ELI):   If you are taking an Extended Learning Exam, print your pass ahead of time; complete with course, form number and your emplid number.

Faculty Make up Exam: If you are taking a faculty make up exam, know the faculty member’s name and course number. Also verifying with the testing center ahead of time that the exam has been received might save you a wasted trip to the center.

Correspondence Testing: Complete a proctor request form and submit to the host testing center. Coordinate with your college  testing center to ensure that your test has indeed been sent to NOVA Alexandria campus testing center.

We will close for training on Thursday

January 16th, from 2-4 for training.

http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/services-to-students/testing/calendar/

  The staff at Alexandria Testing Center would like to congratulate our first time college students on the successful completion of your Fall 2013 Semester. A huge ‘WAY TO GO’ for our students that have only one semester until degree completion.   You should all be proud of your accomplishments this year and realize that the countless hours spent, multiple pages of notes taken, and group study sessions you participated in has paid off.  We look forward to seeing you in Spring 2014!

                      Ten Tips for Taking Tests

1. Read the instructions carefully. Never assume you will know what they will say! Ask the teacher if you are unsure about anything.
2. Read the entire test through before starting. Notice the point value of each section. This will help you to pace yourself.
3. Answer the easiest questions first, then the ones with the highest point value. You don’t want to spend 20 minutes trying to figure out a two-point problem!
4. Keep busy! If you get stuck on a question, come back to it later. The answer might come to you while you are working on another part of the test.
5. If you aren’t sure how to answer a question fully, try to answer at least part of it. You might get partial credit.
6. Need to guess on a multiple-choice test? First, eliminate the answers that you know are wrong. Then take a guess. Because your first guess is most likely to be correct, you shouldn’t go back and change an answer later unless you are certain you were wrong.
7. On an essay test, take a moment to plan your writing. First, jot down the important points you want to make. Then number these points in the order you will cover them.
8. Keep it neat! If your teacher can’t read your writing, you might lose points.
9. Don’t waste time doing things for which you will not receive credit, such as rewriting test questions.
10. Leave time at the end to look over your work. Did you answer every question? Did you proofread for errors? It is easy to make careless mistakes while taking a test.