On Test Day TestTaker Experience On Test Day

On Test Day: Test-Taker Experience

On Test Day Test takers should: • Get to the test center early • Follow the policies and procedures explained at www. ets. org/gre or in the Bulletin about what is allowed in the test center, test etiquette and more Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 2

What Test Takers Need to Bring to the Test Center • Test takers must have acceptable and valid ID with their name, signature and photograph to be admitted to a test center – ID requirements are strictly enforced • Test takers should have the names of schools where they would like to send their scores • The following items are not allowed in the testing room: – Food, drinks and tobacco – Personal items other than identification documents – Cell phones, smartphones (e. g. , Android. TM, Black. Berry®, i. Phone devices), PDAs, digital watches, smartwatches, and other electronic, recording, listening, scanning or photographic devices § Test takers may not access their phone during the test or during breaks to check messages or to check the time. Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 3

Before the Start of the Test • Photograph taken • Handwriting sample collected – Cursive is no longer required • Wanded with a hand-held metal detector/wand to ensure the test taker is not carrying any electronic devices • Test takers receive a supply of scratch paper – Test takers are able to replenish their supply of scratch paper, as necessary, throughout the entire test administration – Scratch paper may not be taken from the test center • Testing room has proctors and electronic surveillance Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 4

Before the Start of the Test (continued) • Test takers read screens that contain the following information: – – Test Center Regulations Confidentiality Agreement Timing, Break and Test Information Repeater Policy • Test takers are asked to respond to two background information questions – Educational status – Intended graduate major – The remainder of the background information questions are asked during test registration Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 5

The Timed Test • For each test section, the first screen that is presented contains the general directions for that section • Following the general directions, the test questions are presented • The test taker can review the general directions at any time during the test by clicking on the “Help” button Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 6

The Timed Test (continued) Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414

The Timed Test (continued) • During the timed test, test takers may work only on one section at a time and only for the time allowed • In any timed section, test takers may: – Skip questions that they have difficulty answering and come back to them later before they exit the section – Review questions they have already answered and change their answers before they exit the section – Navigate forward and backward freely, at their discretion • Once a test taker has completed a section, they may not go back to it Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 8

The Help Feature • The “Help” button allows the test taker to review the – – Question directions Section directions General directions Testing tools (such as how to navigate through the test, exit a section, etc. ) Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 9

The Help Feature (continued) Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414

The Help Feature (continued) Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414

Mark and Review Features • “Mark” button – Allows test takers to mark questions they would like to come back to later during the time provided to work on that section • “Review” button – Allows test takers to view a list of the test questions in the section. The list contains each question number in the section, whether the test taker has answered the question, and whether the test taker has marked the question for review Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 12

Mark and Review Features (continued) Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 13

The Review Screen Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414

The On-Screen Calculator • The “Calc” button accesses the on-screen calculator • This button only appears during the Quantitative Reasoning sections • Students cannot bring their own calculator into the test center Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 15

The On-Screen Calculator (continued) Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414

The On-Screen Calculator (continued) Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414

Taking a Breaks: • There is a 10 -minute break after the third section • There is a 1 -minute break between the other sections Good to Know: • If test takers take an unscheduled break the clock will not stop, so the best strategy is to proceed without interruption once the test begins Test takers may want to replenish their supply of scratch paper during each scheduled break Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 18

Getting Their Unofficial Scores • At the end of their test session at the test center, test takers will have the option to: – Report (view) their unofficial scores – Cancel their scores permanently (NOT RECOMMENDED) • If they choose to report their scores – They will see their unofficial scores for both the Verbal Reasoning and the Quantitative Reasoning measures – They do not view their Analytical Writing scores at this time due to the essay scoring process – They can decide to use their 4 free score reports at the test center OR not to send any scores at that time – They always have the option to decide later, too Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 19

Getting Their Unofficial Scores (continued) 161 160 Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. POWERPREP, POWERPREP PLUS and SCOREITNOW! are trademarks of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 37745 20

Putting Their Best Scores Forward with the Score. Select® Option Lets test takers decide which GRE® scores from their reportable history to send to the schools they designate On Test Day Test takers view their scores at the test center After Test Day Test takers view their scores via their ETS® Account Use their 4 FREE score reports • Most Recent option – Send scores from their most recent test • All option – Send scores from all tests in the last 5 years Use Additional Score Reports (ASRs) • Most Recent option – Send scores from their most recent test • All option – Send scores from all tests in the last 5 years • Any option – Send scores from one OR many tests in the last 5 years Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 21

Questions? Copyright © 2017 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRE and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 23414 22