Examinations
These are very stressful times for students in college. For students who are very stressed, you may wish to direct them to the workshops that are held by Student Counselling. The most important advice to give students is not to do an exam if they are unwell. Illness will not excuse poor performance. If a student misses an exam through illness they need to submit a medical certificate to you which you should forward to the Senior Lecturer’s office. This needs to happen within three days of an exam.
Extra Time
Some students may require extra time for exams. If student is registered with Disability this is taken care of by their office. Otherwise you need to write to the Senior Lecturer requesting additional time stating the reason. Again you can email using the Student.Cases@tcd.ie address.
Scribe
If the student has a hand injury and needs somebody to write their answers, you apply to the Senior Lecturer using the student cases address as follows Student.Cases@tcd.ie. You may want to ask for a person from a similar area to the student especially if the exam deals with scientific terms. In these situations students will be allocated a separate room and the proceedings will be taped. It is a good idea to suggest to the student to practice giving their answers verbally.
What I do if a student turns in my office saying they were late for an exam?
If the exam is currently ongoing, phone the exam office immediately at extension 1060. If no student has left the exam location it may be possible for the student to take the exam at a different location in the same day. You will need to stay with the student until the time of the exam.
Re-checking of exam papers
If a student asks for a recheck, advise them first to go and review their script with the relevant lecturer. They may need to contact the Head of School or the appropriate Director of Teaching and Learning. If they then want to have their scripts remarked they need to cite one of the following three reasons
- Grade is incorrect due to an error in calculating results
- Exam contained questions which were not on the course
- Bias was shown in marking the script
See Page H9 of the calendar.