proctor

Keeps tests honest

A proctor is someone who supervises an examination to prevent cheating: The proctor walked up and down the aisles during the test.

At some universities, a proctor is an official responsible for student discipline.

As a verb, to proctor is to supervise: She proctored the SAT last weekend.

examination

exam

Formal knowledge assessment

assessment · monitoring · cheating · academic · instructions · rules · compliance · students · classroom · university

supervision

oversee

Manage and direct

observe · administer · coordinate · facilitate · enforce · patrol · circulate · attendance · timekeeping · conduct

integrity

honesty

Truthfulness, sincerity

objectivity · trustworthiness · neutrality · compliance · standards · protocol · confidentiality · security · sealed · tamper-proof

vigilance

alertness

Active mental awareness

attention · observation · detection · prevention · irregularities · misconduct · suspicious · notes · phones · devices

proxy

substitute

Replacement for another

deputy · surrogate · remote · online · virtual · webcam · automated · software

Categories
Opposites
examination role

proctortest-taker

Person undergoing assessment

examinee · student · candidate · testee · cheater

academic function

proctorgrader

One who assigns scores

scorer · examiner · evaluator · marker · assessor

Phrases
Family

proctors, proctoring, proctored

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G