DIRECTIONS FOR ONLINE EXAMS AND QUIZZES
ELI BIO 102

You must take the exams for this course online at an NVCC Testing Center. However, you may take the practice quizzes at home.

Make sure that you read this entire page before planning to take an exam.

The exams are based on the ELI Biology Study Guide objectives. In order to prepare for the exams, you should use these objectives as your guide and concentrate on them rather than on trying to learn everything in the textbook. One way to study that students have found highly effective is to write down all the learning objectives, then close your book, and write out a response, or an answer, to the objective, that is, describe, list, discuss, or explain, as directed in the objective.

It is strongly encouraged that you take the practice quizzes before you take the exams. They provide feedback which is valuable in determining your readiness for the exam. In taking the practice quizzes, you should not only concentrate on why the right answer is correct, but why the wrong answer is wrong. That will ensure that you truly understand what the question is asking.
 

You can reach the Blackboard site at http://www.nvcc.edu/bbstart/

Go to one of NVCC's Testing Centers to take the exams. You must bring a photo ID as well as the appropriate exam pass.  You need your EMPLID number for your exam pass. The EMPLID replaces your Social Security number. You will not be allowed to take the exam without your photo ID and an exam pass. At the Testing Center, the proctor will ask you to log on and enter your user name and password to get to the exams. The exams are password protected; the proctor will enter the password.
It is highly advised that you call the Testing Center at the campus where you will take your exam before going to make sure that it will be open and available for you to take the exam.

E-mail your instructor when you have taken an exam. Please include the following information in the subject line of your e-mail:

  • Your name
  • The course and section numbers (e.g. Bio 102-90 or Bio 102-92)
Your instructor will then grade your essay and send you a copy of your graded essay, along with comments, and your final grade on the exam. 

If you cannot travel to a campus testing center, you may request a proctor at another location. ELI requires that a proctor be a staff member at a testing center at a college or univerity.

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