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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS TEST (ISAT)

TEST ADMINISTRATION MANUAL

Australian Council for Educational Research 2007

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS TEST (ISAT) TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1 PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION AND ORDERING..................................................... 2 Test dates ................................................................................................................................... 2 Registration of candidates....................................................................................................... 2 Candidate fees........................................................................................................................... 2 Ordering materials from ACER.............................................................................................. 2 Receipt of testing materials ..................................................................................................... 3 OUTLINE OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS DUTIES ............................................................. 4 SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS ............................................................................................ 4 CHECKLIST 1 ............................................................................................................................... 5 Before the day of the test ......................................................................................................... 5 CHECKLIST 2 ............................................................................................................................... 6 On the day of the test ............................................................................................................... 6 CHECKLIST 3 ............................................................................................................................... 7 After the test .............................................................................................................................. 7 BEFORE THE DAY OF THE TEST............................................................................................. 8 Standardised test conditions................................................................................................... 8 Staffing the test ......................................................................................................................... 8 Suggested ratio of candidates to supervisory staff.............................................................. 8 Selection and briefing of assistant supervisors and invigilators ....................................... 9 Selection of test venues............................................................................................................ 9 Setting up test rooms ............................................................................................................... 9 Receipt and storage of materials .......................................................................................... 10 Multiple-choice answer sheets.............................................................................................. 10 Timing of tests......................................................................................................................... 10 ON THE DAY OF THE TEST ................................................................................................... 11 Equipment needed for the test ............................................................................................. 11 Identification checks............................................................................................................... 11 Distributing and collecting materials in the test room...................................................... 12 Emergency situations............................................................................................................. 12 Prohibited items...................................................................................................................... 14 Permission to go to the toilet ................................................................................................ 14 Unethical behaviour............................................................................................................... 14 ADMINISTERING THE TEST .................................................................................................. 15 AFTER THE TEST ...................................................................................................................... 19 Returning test materials......................................................................................................... 19 Results ...................................................................................................................................... 20 APPENDIX A INFO UPDATE AND ORDER FORM ........................................................ 21 APPENDIX B CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT........................................................... 23 APPENDIX C CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS REPORT FORM .......................................... 25 APPENDIX D TEST DISTRIBUTION FORM ...................................................................... 27 APPENDIX E MATERIALS RETURN FORM ..................................................................... 29 APPENDIX F TEST CENTRE CODES.................................................................................. 31 APPENDIX G UNIVERSITY CODES ................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX H REGISTRATION FORM ............................................................................... 33

INTRODUCTION
The International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) is written and developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) as a measure of international candidates general cross-curricula reasoning abilities. ISAT is required as part of the admissions requirements for international students for: Griffith University (Dentistry) Monash University, Melbourne (Medicine) Monash University, Malaysia (Medicine) University of Western Australia (Medicine & Dentistry) Candidates register online at www.acer.edu.au/isat to sit for the test at any of the test centres around the world. All queries about registration and administration of ISAT should be directed to: ISAT Project Director or ISAT Project Officer ACER Private Bag 55, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia ph: 03 9277 5566, 03 9277 5586 (+61 3 9277 5566, +61 3 9277 5586 from outside Australia) fax: 03 9277 5757 (+61 3 9277 5757 from outside Australia) email: isat@acer.edu.au

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TEST CENTRE PROCEDURES

Test dates Each testing centre has nominated up to 10 dates between March and October. The dates specific for each centre are linked in the registration database on website www.acer.edu.au/isat. Registration of candidates Candidates register online at www.acer.edu.au/isat. Most will pay by credit card, and will receive immediate email confirmation of their test sitting details Some candidates will not be able to pay by credit card online, so their registration is pending until their bank draft/cheque is received at ACER or is sighted by the test centre. If a candidate brings a cheque to the test centre up to three weeks prior to the test, please store it, and email the candidates registration number, full name, and date of birth to isat@acer.edu.au. ACER will then confirm the registration. After the test, enclose the cheque with the test papers to be sent back to ACER. Some IDP Education Australia offices may find that some candidates enquiring about ISAT are reluctant to go home and register online, and would prefer to complete the form with the assistance of a counselor. If you are not able to do this online in the office with the candidate, then a printout of the registration pages may be used and faxed to ACER +61 3 9277 5757. ACER will then manually enter the candidate into the system. The registration pages document can be found under Test Centres on www.acer.edu.au/isat Registrations close two weeks prior to the test date, to give time for the attendance roll to be emailed to the test centre and for the test papers to be despatched from ACER. Candidates may not re-sit the test within six months of their last test sitting. Candidate fees Fees are reviewed annually as part of the agreements between ACER and IDP Education Australia Canberra office and other individual test centres. ACER will pay an agreed portion of the registration fee per candidate to the test centres after each test. Receipt of testing materials The testing centre is responsible for the security of the test papers from the time of delivery by courier from ACER. An acknowledgement receipt should be emailed or faxed to ACER upon receipt of the materials. A nominated staff member who has signed a Confidentiality Agreement should take delivery of the test materials, and place them immediately into secure storage. The storage should be a locked cupboard or storage room with access limited to staff who have signed confidentiality agreements. Tests should only be removed immediately prior to the test, and all used and unused papers should be returned to secure storage until collected by courier for return to ACER.

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OUTLINE OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS DUTIES

In addition to supervising the test, the administrator is asked to take responsibility for receipt, checking and storage of test materials; maintenance of test security; selection of appropriate assistants; briefing of assistants and familiarize them with key aspects of the test procedure; checking and immediate return of all test materials with the Administrators Report Form. Chief Administrators are asked to complete a Confidentiality Agreement and return it to ACER, before test materials will be released.

SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS

All test materials are highly confidential and must be kept secure at all times. It is the responsibility of invigilators to see that no persons read or copy questions at any time, other than candidates reading them while they are doing the test. This prohibition applies to all those who assist with the administration of the test. The only exception is when a candidate complains that there is an error in the test booklet and an invigilator is required to check it.

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CHECKLIST 1
Before the day of the test Take delivery of the test materials. Check them against the Packing Slip and contact ACER promptly if there is any problem. Store materials securely. Read this Manual carefully to become familiar with procedures. Select invigilator(s). Provide a copy of this Manual to each invigilator. Ensure that invigilators read this Manual. Each invigilator should complete a copy of the Confidentiality Agreement (p. 23). Arrange a briefing session for invigilators to ensure that all are familiar with the procedures in this Manual. Arrange an appropriate testing room(s). Plan candidate admission, seating and exit procedures.

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On the day of the test Set out directional signage as required. Have ready: appropriate. Allow only approved items into the room. Confirm that any dictionaries are standard printed bilingual ones (electronic dictionaries are not permitted). Inspect dictionaries to confirm that there are no notes or writing in them. Direct candidates to seats. Follow the procedures laid down for distributing and collecting materials. Record test form serial numbers on Test Distribution Form (p. 27). Read aloud all instructions as printed in this Manual (pp. 15 - 18). Distribute a test booklet to each candidate. Never leave the test room unattended. Move around the room frequently. Check that the name and signature on the answer sheet matches the ID document of each candidate. Be alert to what is going on in the room at all times. directions for administering the test (p. 15 in this Manual); spare pencils and erasers; clock for each room that can be re-set as the instructions require; test booklets, answer sheets; Test Distribution Forms (p. 27 in this Manual).

Check candidate identity and tick candidates names off on the Attendance Roll, if

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After the test Collect the Test Booklets and Answer Sheets separately. Do not dismiss candidates until all Test Booklets have been counted and verified. Maintain security procedures after the test. Make sure that candidates do not have access to used or unused Test Booklets as they leave the room. Follow procedures set out in this Manual for returning test materials, and complete the Materials Return Form (p. 29 in this Manual).

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ISAT is a three-hour multiple-choice test. Additional time should be allowed for other aspects of the administration procedure, including seating of candidates, distribution and collection of materials, and filling in information on forms. Standardised test conditions The test scores of candidates are comparable only when uniform examination procedures are followed at every test centre. In general, university guidelines for examinations should be followed. Some modifications may be appropriate to accommodate the specific requirements of this test as outlined below. Staffing the test 1 In this Manual the term Chief Administrator is used to designate the person with overall responsibility for making arrangements for testing. The term Assistant Supervisor is used to refer to a person in charge within one room or hall, who actually reads aloud the instructions but who does not hold the overall responsibility for the ISAT sitting at your centre. In some cases, when there are few candidates, the Chief Administrator can do both jobs. An Invigilator is an aide to the Chief Administrator or Assistant Supervisor who may check candidate identification for admission to the test room; check bilingual dictionaries; allocate seats to candidates; hand out and collect Test Booklets; count and verify Test Booklets; check that candidates are correctly marking Answer Sheets; provide other general assistance such as posting directional notices, etc; assist with invigilation during the test. 2 When there are more than 50 candidates to be tested it is recommended that the Chief Administrator does not assume the responsibility for conducting the test session within the room but devotes his/her entire time to overall supervision. An Assistant Supervisor could conduct the actual test session. 3 A test room should never be unattended during testing. For this reason even in small test centres more than one person should be on duty.

Suggested ratio of candidates to supervisory staff The examination room should be staffed as follows: 1 Chief Administrator or Assistant Supervisor and 1 Invigilator 1 49 candidates 1 Chief Administrator or Assistant Supervisor and 2 Invigilators 50 99 candidates 1 Chief Administrator and 1 Assistant Supervisor and 2 100 150 candidates Invigilators For each additional 50 candidates in a test room, 1 extra invigilator could be used.

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Selection and briefing of assistant supervisors and invigilators 1 2 Clerical/administrative staff generally have the appropriate skills needed for invigilators. Reliability and integrity are essential. Impress upon all assistants the need for security. It is essential that supervisors and their assistants carefully read and conscientiously follow the procedures set out in this Manual.

Selection of test venues 1 2 3 4 The test venue should be selected to conform to standard criteria for examination centres. The desk space should be large enough to allow candidates to work without having to juggle the test booklet and answer sheet. Every candidate should be visible to invigilators at all times. L-shaped rooms, partitions, etc. are not acceptable if they obscure the invigilators view. Rooms need to be satisfactory with regard to: lighting, heating and ventilation; freedom from distractions; appropriate desks/tables and chairs; availability of wall clocks or substitute; acoustics; amplifying sound system in room/halls (where necessary); toilet facilities; and signage to alert occupants of neighbouring corridors and rooms that an exam is in progress.

Setting up test rooms 1 2 Place chairs directly behind the chairs in the preceding row. Keep rows straight. Place chairs and desks to ensure a minimum distance of 1 metre between candidates on both left and right sides, to minimise the possibility of cheating and to permit easy access to desks for candidates and invigilators. Every candidate must have his/her test booklets handed individually on to the desk. It will facilitate distribution if the invigilators can walk behind the last candidate in each row. This permits distribution of test booklets in sequence down one row and up the next. Time is saved and control of test security improved.

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Receipt and storage of materials 1 2 The Chief Administrator is responsible for the security of all test materials from the time they are received until the time of their return to ACER. Within 24 hours of receipt, check all test materials and verify quantities. If there is a discrepancy between the Packing Slip and the quantities received, please notify ACER immediately by email or fax. Keep materials in locked storage except when they are actually in use. Only specifically designated assistants should have access to stored materials.

Multiple-choice answer sheets The invigilators should be familiar with the format of the answer sheet and the correct way to mark answers so that the procedure can be explained to the candidates. Keep answer sheets flat by storing them between pieces of heavy cardboard. Avoid using dog-eared, torn or folded answer sheets. Paper clips, pins and stray pencil marks are to be avoided, as they will affect the accuracy of the mark reading equipment. Timing of tests Invigilators may use a clock that can be re-set to a convenient time as each test begins.

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Equipment needed for the test Supplied by ACER Test booklets Multiple-choice answer sheets This Test Administration Manual containing: Supplied by supervisor Spare pencils and erasers. Directions and/or other signs A reliable clock for each testing room Chief Administrators Report Form Materials Return Form Test Distribution Forms Checklists

Supplied by candidate Pencils, erasers Printed bilingual dictionary

Candidates are not to bring or write on scrap pieces of paper. All rough work is to be done in the test booklets, either in the margins or on the blank pages at the back of each test booklet. No eating or smoking is permitted during the test sessions or in the test rooms. Water bottles are permitted. Identification checks Candidates are required to show photo-bearing identification. The only acceptable forms of identification are: a current passport; or National Identity Card from the country of citizenship. The identification must contain a photograph that is a recognisable likeness of the candidate at the time of sitting the test a childhood photograph in a passport is not acceptable. A National Identity Card must include the candidates name, signature, date of birth and a recent photograph. If the candidate does not present a form of identification listed above, or if the identity document presented does not bear an easily recognisable photograph of the candidate as s/he looks on the test day, then the candidate will not be permitted to take ISAT.

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Distributing and collecting materials in the test room 1 2 3 Test booklets must not be put on desks before admitting candidates to the test room. Each candidates test booklet must be placed individually on the desk by an Invigilator after the candidates are seated. Never ask candidates to pass test booklets down or along a row. Test booklets are sent from ACER in a sequential order. The distribution and collection of booklets in this order will make security easier to maintain. Ensure by checking numbers as distribution proceeds that no candidate receives more than one test booklet. Collect test booklets in the same manner and in the same order as they were distributed. Collect answer sheets separately from test booklets. Verify that every test booklet is handed in. Place unused test booklets in a secure position so that candidates cannot gain access to them as they leave the test room.

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Emergency situations 1 Missing test materials in the test room

After distributing the test booklets use the Test Distribution Form to: record the number of candidates in the room. record the number of test booklets still in your possession. (i) Together they should equal the number of test booklets allocated to the test room.

(ii) If a shortage is found, inform the candidates that one of them has been handed an extra test booklet by mistake and ask for it to be handed in at once. When the test booklet is returned, proceed with testing. (iii) If the missing test booklet is not handed in, or if the shortage is discovered after the candidates have started the test, proceed with testing and make a detailed plan of the seating arrangements in the room showing the serial numbers of the test booklets as they were distributed up and down each row. It is essential to identify which particular serial number is missing. In this way it is possible to determine at exactly what point the missing test booklet would have been distributed. The supervisor can then question candidates at the exact distribution point. (iv) If a missing book cannot be located despite use of the procedures outlined above, proceed with the testing or the dismissal of candidates, but report the details to ACER.

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Test errors and misprinted Test Booklets If a candidate complains of an error, Check the alleged error in the candidates Test Booklet. If the candidate just thinks there is something wrong but cannot show an obvious error (such as a misprint), the candidate should continue to the best of his/her ability. If there is a minor misprint (such as with an item number or a typographical error), which can be correctly interpreted, this should be corrected for the candidate, and an announcement made. If there is a major printing error in the Test Booklet, the booklet should be replaced and the answer sheet modified appropriately.

Report any problem on the Chief Administrators Report Form. Record details on the Test Distribution Form. 3 Candidate illness

If a candidate becomes ill, and leaves the test early, a note should be made on the Chief Administrators Report Form. Candidates excused from testing because of illness cannot return. 4. Late arrival of candidates

A candidate should not be admitted to the test session after candidates have commenced working. 5 Unforeseen events

If an unforeseen event occurs, Supervisors or Invigilators need to make decisions consistent with safety and common sense.

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Prohibited items bags, briefcases, crash helmets audio devices, with or without earphones calculators mobile phones, pagers, laptops, palm pilots paper, books, newspapers any electronic item that can transmit or record information dictionaries other than a standard, printed dictionary

Candidates whose first language is not English may have a printed bilingual dictionary on their desks. Electronic dictionaries are not permitted. Permission to go to the toilet Candidates may go to the toilet if accompanied to the toilet door by an invigilator. (Of course, they must not take any test materials with them.) Unethical behaviour The giving of false or misleading information during the registration process, and any form of cheating during the test itself, are viewed as serious breaches of ethical behaviour and will attract penalties. Any candidate found to be cheating will automatically have his/her ISAT scores cancelled and will be prohibited from registering to take ISAT on a future occasion. Practices that constitute breaches of test rules include: attempting to gain access to test questions prior to the test; attempting to take the test on behalf of another person; allowing another person to attempt to take the test on their behalf; attempting to remove a test book or part thereof, an answer sheet, or any notes, from the testing room; failure to follow test supervisors instructions at all times; giving or receiving assistance during the test; creating a disturbance; and using unauthorised aids (including notes, note paper, calculator, mobile phone, tape recorder, etc.).

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ADMINISTERING THE TEST

1. Read aloud the directions that appear in the following boxes. Read slowly and clearly checking that all candidates are keeping pace. Pause to allow candidates to carry out an instruction when four dots appear. . . . . DO NOT DEVIATE from the directions or answer questions about the content of the test, as procedures for all sittings of the test should be consistent. It is important that candidates understand what to do when completing information on their answer sheets. When all candidates are seated, say:

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May I have your attention please? ISAT consists of 100 multiple-choice questions to be completed in three hours. If you finish early, go back over your work and check that you have marked the answer sheet completely and correctly. You will not be able to leave the test room during the last 30 minutes of the test. Mobile phones, pagers and digital watch alarms must be switched off now. Keep your identification documents on your desk at all times, so the supervisors can check that you are seated at the correct desk. In this test, calculators, personal stereos, scrap paper, books, cigarette packets and food are not permitted. You may have a standard, printed bilingual dictionary. Electronic dictionaries are not permitted. The only items you should have on your desks are pencils, eraser, identification documents and printed dictionary. Now clear your desk of all other materials. Place all other items, including bags, wallets and purses, at the side of the room. Do that now . Please do not speak or communicate with other candidates from now on, until your test materials have been collected at the end of the session and you have left the examination room.

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Have your Assistants distribute the Answer Sheets, one per candidate. Then say: Please listen to the following instructions carefully and do not pick up your pencils until told to do so. The sheet you are now being given is the machine scannable Answer Sheet. Do not fold or tear your answer sheet. Do not make marks outside the designated areas. You should use a B, HB or 2B pencil, not ink pen, to complete the Answer Sheet. Should you make an error, use an eraser to rub it out completely. Write the information first in the boxes at the top of the columns and fill in the corresponding ovals directly underneath each box. Do not tick, cross, scribble over, dash or write in the ovals. The selected answer ovals should be completely filled in. Pick up your pencils now. In block letters in the top left of the form, complete the details of your family name and other names, then sign your agreement to the test conditions in the space provided. Write todays date as day-month-year . Carefully copy down your passport or identification card number. Your ISAT Candidate ID number is on the email confirming your registration, which you should have with you. The Test Centre number is _ _ _. When entering your Date of Birth, please include leading zeros, eg. 01061982, being careful not to enter the current year as your year of birth. Now completely fill in the answer oval under the heading Sex. Enter the codes for the university(s) you are applying to which require you to sit for ISAT. For example, the code for University of WA is 36, the code for Monash University is 15 and the code for Griffith University is 11. If you are applying to another university, complete this when you receive your Test Booklet. The codes are on the back cover. Enter your Latest IELTS Score. If you have done another English language test, please do not include the score. If you havent done an IELTS test, please leave this section blank. If your score is a whole number (eg. 6), please make sure that you mark the answer sheet as 6.0. You may enter the Test Form, Test Booklet Number and Country where final year of school completed information when the Test Booklets are distributed. Print your Family name and Other names in the boxes, and fill in the corresponding ovals below each letter. Make sure that you use the same names that you will include in your university application, i.e. your legal names. Only include an English version of your given name if there is room after your real given names have been entered. Confine your family name to the first 20 columns and your first given names to the next 10 columns. If your names exceed the spaces provided, dont be concerned . Do not enter anything in the ovals in the test section at the bottom of the form at this stage. Please raise your hand if you have a question.

Take from your supply of Test Booklets the number of serially numbered booklets identical to the number of candidates in the test room. Distribute them, one to each candidate, keeping the serial numbers running consecutively up and down the rows. Record the distribution details on the Test Distribution Form. As they are distributed say:

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You will now be handed the ISAT Test Booklet. On the front cover of your test booklet complete the details for your family name, other names, todays date and sign the declaration in the space provided. The Test Booklet number is located at the top right corner of the front cover. The test form code is on the left hand side of the front cover. Record both number and letter, for example: 7a. Complete both of these details on your Answer Sheet and fill in the appropriate answer ovals. Turn to the back cover of the Test Booklet to find the country codes. Fill in the code for the country in which you completed your final year of schooling on your Answer Sheet. Put down your pencils now.

Please listen to the following instructions carefully and do not pick up your pencils until told to do so. You will have three hours to complete the test. All answers must be recorded on the Answer Sheet, not in the Test Booklet. You will receive no credit for answers marked in the Test booklet. Your score is based on answers correctly marked on the Answer Sheet only. Any questions with two answers will be recorded as wrong. No marks are deducted for incorrect answers. You are not to write on scrap pieces of paper. All rough work is to be done in the margins of the Test Booklet. Calculators must not be used and must not be on your desk. Dictionaries may only be standard printed bilingual dictionaries. As there are no timed sections, you must pace yourselves. You will be advised when 10 minutes of testing time remain. If you finish early, you may leave the examination room quietly. No-one will be allowed to leave during the last 30 minutes of the test. When you finish, leave your Test Booklet closed on your desk beside your Answer Sheet. Are there any questions?..... After answering questions, set your clock at the appropriate time. Say: Pick up your pencils and start work now. The test will finish at .. Write on board Finishing time: ................. During the test, walk around the test room to make sure that candidates are marking their answers on the Answer Sheet using pencil. At the same time, check that the name on the Answer Sheet matches the ID documentation. When 35 minutes of test time remains say: Thirty-five minutes of test time remains. If you anticipate leaving the test early, please do so within the next five minutes, as you will not be permitted to leave in the last 30 minutes of the test. When 10 minutes of testing time remains, say: Ten minutes of testing time remain. As you finish, check your work thoroughly and remain seated until dismissed.

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At the finish time say: Everyone, please stop work. Put your pencils down. You are not to write any more. Close your Test Booklet and leave it closed on your desk. Place your Answer Sheet next to your Test Booklet. Your Test Booklet will be collected first, followed by your Answer Sheet. Please remain seated and do not talk. Collect the Test Booklets first, then the Answer Sheets, in precisely the same order that they were distributed. Count and verify that you have every Test Booklet. Put Test Booklets and Answer Sheets where no student has access to them as they leave the room. When all materials have been checked and accounted for, say: Thank you for your cooperation. Remember to collect all your belongings before you leave the building. Do not take any test materials from the room. This sitting of ISAT is now completed.

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AFTER THE TEST

Returning test materials All used, unused and faulty Test Booklets are to be returned at the end of each testing session. No Test Booklets should be retained on file at the testing centre. Every Test Booklet must be accounted for. Test centres should not return candidate application forms with the test materials to ACER. Test centres should retain the forms in secure storage until the test process is completed, results issued and university offers made. Please return all listed items by secure courier by the end of the next working day. The return courier documentation for UPS is supplied by ACER. The test centre just needs to ring the number provided and arrange for pickup, ACER bears the costs of the return courier fee. Send items directly to: ISAT Project Officer ACER 19 Prospect Hill Rd Camberwell VIC 3124 AUSTRALIA Ph 03 9277 5586 (+61 3 9277 5586) If the boxes in which materials were despatched are in poor condition, please repack in new boxes. Please ensure the following are returned: Used Answer Sheets, secured between the firm cardboard in which they were supplied Used Test Booklets Unused Test Booklets Completed Chief Administrators Report Form Completed Materials Return Form Completed Test Distribution Form

When the delivery is packed for the courier, please email the ISAT Project Officer at ACER (isat@acer.edu.au) to notify that the despatch is on its way. Please include the consignment note number. The testing centre is responsible for the security of the test papers until they have been received at ACER. The ISAT Project Officer will email immediately to confirm that the papers have been received. THANK YOU FOR ASSISTING IN THIS TASK. Results ACER will communicate directly with candidates to provide them with a weblink so that they can access their own results. If candidates have queries about this process, please direct them to isat@acer.edu.au.

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APPENDIX A INFORMATION UPDATE International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) Information update form 2007 2008 Please use this form to notify ACER of any upcoming changes to personnel or test centre details during the year.
Contact name/s: ______________________________________________________ Organisation: ________________________________________________________ Phone number (inc. country code): _______________________________________ Fax number (inc. country code): __________________________________________ Street address for courier delivery of tests: __________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Email address: ________________________________________________________

Changes to agreed dates: ____________________________________________

Comments on other changes:

Please fax this update form to: ISAT Project Officer Australian Council for Educational Research (03) 9277 5757 (from within Australia) + 61 3 9277 5757 (from outside Australia)

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APPENDIX B CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

Chief Administrators, please fax your signed agreement to: Louise Miles, ISAT Project Officer +61 3 9277 5757 Note that tests may not be issued until the Confidentiality Agreement form has been returned. Please copy this page, and ensure that all Invigilators complete an agreement. Please retain their agreements. ___________________________________________________________________________

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS TEST (ISAT) CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT 2007 2008 TESTING
In signing this form I undertake: to maintain the security of the tests at all times; to ensure that all staff assisting with the administration of the test are fully briefed in the procedures set out in the Test Administration Manual; to ensure that all staff assisting with the administration of the test complete a copy of this form; to ensure that the procedures in the Test Administration Manual are followed in the test room(s); to ensure that the identity of all candidates is verified by requiring the candidate to produce photographic ID; to allow no persons access to the test, excepting the candidate(s) during the administration; to return every test booklet after the test administration; to allow no copies or transcripts of the tests to be made.

I understand the need for the maintenance of the strictest test security and confidentiality. I promise that I will not, directly or indirectly, in any way compromise the security of any examination materials. Excepting the candidate in the examination room, I will not allow any person other than an authorised supervisor of the test to have access to, look at or be informed about any examination materials. I know of no past breach of confidentiality and agree to report any breach to ACER that I witness or come to know about. I declare that I am not related to, nor a teacher of, a candidate who will sit for the ISAT in the 2007 2008 test. I understand that if I violate any of the requirements set out in the Test Administration Manual, I may be subject to legal action. I hereby agree to perform, and will be held responsible for, all the necessary duties described above and those described in the Test Administration Manual. Name: ________________________________ Signed: __________________________________

Position: _______________________________ Institution: _______________________________ Contact tel: _____________________________ Date: ___________________________________

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APPENDIX C CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS REPORT FORM

Name of Chief Administrator (block letters): Test centre: _______________________________________

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Number of staff: _____________________ Number of candidates: __________________ Comments (please include a report on any attempted malpractice, any problems with ACER-supplied materials, suggestions for improved procedures, feedback from candidates about the test, etc.):

Signed: ________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

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APPENDIX D TEST DISTRIBUTION FORM

Administrator: _______________________________________________________ Test centre: __________________________________________________________ Test room: ______________________ Test date: ____________________ Quantity Test Booklets received Number of candidates in room Test Booklets used Unused Test Booklets Total number of Test Booklets returned to Administrator (a) (b) (c) (d) to to Serial Numbers to

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Notes: (a) must be the same as (e) (b) = (c) except in cases where a faulty test booklet has been distributed and replaced. (c) plus (d) must equal (e) Quantity Faulty Test Booklets Replaced by: Serial numbers to to

This test was administered in strict accordance with the procedures set out in the Test Administration Manual.

Signed: _____________________________________________________ Date:_______________________________________

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APPENDIX E MATERIALS RETURN FORM

Administrator: ____________________________________________________ Test centre: _________________________________________ Test Booklets Used Quantity Serial numbers to to to to to to to to to

Faulty Unused

Comments:

This test was administered in strict accordance with the procedures set out in the Test Administration Manual. Signed: _______________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________________________

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APPENDIX F TEST CENTRE CODES

TestCentreCode 151 141 133 135 132 161 161 121 332 311 565 566 562 561 201 214 422 427 421 330 443 222 342 346 344 343 432 191 192 352 466 361 445 441 451 241 371 372 TestCentreName AUSTRALIA - Adelaide AUSTRALIA - Brisbane AUSTRALIA - Hobart AUSTRALIA - Melb (Taylors Coll. Students only) AUSTRALIA - Melbourne AUSTRALIA - Perth AUSTRALIA - Perth (Taylors Coll students only) AUSTRALIA - Sydney BRUNEI CAMBODIA - Phnom Penh CANADA - Calgary CANADA - Montreal CANADA - Ontario CANADA - Vancouver CHINA - Guangzhou HONG KONG INDIA - Bangalore INDIA - Chandigarh INDIA - New Delhi INDONESIA - Jakarta (South) KENYA - Nairboi KOREA - Busan MALAYSIA - Johor Bahru MALAYSIA - KL (Subang Jaya) MALAYSIA - Kuching MALAYSIA - Penang MAURITIUS - Port Louis NEW ZEALAND - Auckland NEW ZEALAND - Wellington PHILIPPINES - Manila QATAR - Doha SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA - Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA - Johannesburg SRI LANKA - Colombo TAIWAN - Taipei THAILAND - Bangkok THAILAND - Chiang Mai TestCentreCode 462 461 681 682 545 542 543 382 381 446 444 TestCentreName UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Bahrain UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dubai UNITED KINGDOM - London UNITED KINGDOM - Manchester USA - Chicago USA - Houston USA - Santa Monica VIETNAM - Hanoi VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City ZAMBIA - Lusaka ZIMBABWE - Harare

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APPENDIX G UNIVERSITY CODES

University name Australian Catholic University The Australian National University Bond University Central Queensland University Charles Darwin University Charles Sturt University Curtin University of Technology Deakin University Edith Cowan University Flinders University Griffith University James Cook University La Trobe University Maquarie University Monash University Murdoch University Queensland University of Technology RMIT University Southern Cross University Swinburne University of Technology University of Adelaide University of Ballarat University of Canberra University of Melbourne University of New England University of New South Wales University of Newcastle University of Notre Dame University of Queensland University of Sydney University of South Australia University of Southern Queensland University of the Sunshine Coast University of Tasmania University of Technology Sydney University of Western Australia University of Western Sydney University of Wollongong Victoria University Code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

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