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proctor

[prok-ter] / ˈprɒk tər /




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She applied and soon landed an interview, conducted by an unseen AI proctor with a male-sounding voice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

The proctor administering an exam in his pre-calc class this spring leaned in and whispered, “What are you doing here?” as Beyer handed in his test.

From Washington Post Dec. 28, 2022

But it was canceled because no teaching assistant was available to proctor.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2022

The next month, two hours before a General Chemistry II test, the university’s testing service told Mr. Ogletree in an email that the proctor would be checking his work area before the exam.

From New York Times Aug. 25, 2022

The office was cramped, with filing cabinets the proctor had to squeeze through to get to her desk, but she kept it pleasant with samplers on the walls detailing farming scenes.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

It goes back to the 19th century, when students petitioned to eliminate proctors during examinations, according to the student newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Kayla and Kellie had turned in test papers with what the proctors deemed unusual similarities.

From Washington Post Dec. 8, 2022

San Antonio Independent School District offers weekly testing to every student and staff member, a commitment that requires proctors to collect nasal swabs on area campuses three days a week.

From New York Times Sep. 25, 2021

After dropping out of his graduate studies in pure math, he proctors exams and tries to overcome his social anxiety by going to the occasional grad-student party.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2021

One girl went to fetch the proctors from over by the schoolhouse.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Since then, I’ve used only work done in a proctored environment in computing my students’ grades.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Tryfman spent five years as president of the state Public Defenders Assn., according to her campaign website, and has proctored a high school program on civic duties and constitutional principles.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Dr. Radhakrishnan, 33, was going through a similar process, proctored by his father, using the same website.

From New York Times May 27, 2022

Both Detect and Cue offer proctored tests on a video call, which give you verified results and easy documentation for traveling.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2022

We drove to a larger town in search of Wi-Fi so I could take a medical school exam proctored on Zoom.

From Seattle Times Jan. 14, 2022

Some classes have started reintroducing proctoring - the supervision of candidates during an examination - and spoken-word tests to avoid cheating, she said.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

On Monday, faculty voted to require proctoring in all in-person exams starting this summer, reversing a policy set in place in 1893 when Princeton introduced its honor code.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Not only are the tests portable but also telehealth proctoring sessions can be scheduled last minute without you having to scramble to get to an in-person PCR testing location.

From The Verge Jun. 3, 2022

After examining online proctoring software that medical students at Dartmouth College claimed had wrongly flagged them, Mr. Quintin suggested that schools have outside experts review evidence of cheating.

From New York Times May 27, 2022

One very important college duty, the proctoring of examinations, which would seem to be an entirely legitimate function of the Student Government Association, the students themselves have not as yet been willing to assume.

From The Story of Wellesley by Converse, Florence




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