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Category: Assessment
Exam Security — Your Questions Answered
In our continuing effort to ensure that our exams are as secure as possible, the PAEA Assessment Team recently rolled out enhanced exam security and proctor controls. Since then, we’ve had some questions from those who have administered exams in the new system. They range from general questions about the system to specific process questions. […]
PAEA’s Assessment Team Leading the Conversation
Assessing its assessment tools and practices is an ongoing mission of PAEA’s Assessment Team.
ExamDriver 2018 Holiday Schedule
To help you with your planning, PAEA would like to announce the full ExamDriver holiday schedule for 2018. On the following dates, we will be restricting access to proctored exams. This schedule mirrors the US federal government closure schedule, and we expect to follow this general schedule in future years as well: January 1: New […]
Exam Security Enhancement Is Live!
The day has come – new security features have been rolled out in PAEA’s exam administration system, ExamDriver. Exams will now be automatically paused after a certain number of alerts that may indicate inappropriate student behavior and automatically ended after additional similar alerts. For a full explanation of the features and resources to help you […]
Keeping Your Students Honest in ExamDriver: Best Practices for Proctoring PAEA Exams
In the next two weeks, PAEA will be launching an enhanced security system for our exam delivery platform, ExamDriver.
Resources to Set You Up for Proctoring Success
New resources from PAEA are available to help make proctoring exams as smooth and straighforward as possible.
ExamDriver Holiday Schedule Announced
As we celebrate the holiday season, PAEA will be restricting access to proctored exams on the following dates: November 23–24 December 25 January 1 You may still schedule unproctored PACKRAT™ exams for these days — as well as purchase and schedule exams — but customer support services will not be available to assist with any […]
New PACKRAT Version Available
In case you haven’t noticed, PACKRAT version 22 is now available! This new form is now the primary version of the exam that your students take. This updated version ensures that students can assess their knowledge on the most up-to-date standards and medications. No changes were made to the blueprint or topic list for this […]
New Version of PACKRAT Coming Soon
On November 3, PAEA will publish the 22nd version of PACKRAT™, the Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Tool. This updated version ensures that students can assess their knowledge on the most up-to-date standards and medications. The tool is compliant with DSM-5 and JNC-8 guidelines. No changes were made to the blueprint or topic […]