Written Examinations Sample Clauses
The Written Examinations clause establishes the requirement for assessments to be conducted in written form as part of a process, such as academic evaluation or professional certification. Typically, this clause outlines the format, timing, and administration of these examinations, specifying that participants must complete tests or assessments in writing, either on paper or electronically. Its core practical function is to ensure a standardized and objective method of evaluating knowledge or competency, thereby promoting fairness and consistency in the assessment process.
Written Examinations. A. Eligible, qualified applicants shall take a written examination, which shall be graded.
B. The written exam content shall be weighted as determined by the job task analysis and shall include questions from the following skill dimensions, as applicable to the position being tested.
Written Examinations. The written examination shall be obtained from any recognized police testing service and administered and graded by the City, and areas of questioning shall be taken from one (1) or more of the following five (5) sources: (1) Titles 11 and 12 of the Rhode Island General Laws; (2) Titles 3 and 31 of the Rhode Island General Laws; (3) City of Warwick Ordinances associated only with police-related matters;
Written Examinations. (a) The appointing authority may not condition eligibility to take the written examination on the candidate's score on any of the previous components of the examination. The written examination for a particular rank shall consist of matters relating to the duties regularly performed by persons holding that rank within the department. The examination shall be based only on the contents of written materials that the appointing authority has identified and made readily available to potential examinees at least 90 days before the examination is administered. The test questions and material must be pertinent to the particular rank for which the examination is being given. The written examination shall be administered after the determination and posting of the seniority list, and subjective evaluation scores. The written examination shall be administered, the test materials opened, and the results scored and tabulated.
(b) Written examinations shall be graded at the examination site on the day of the examination immediately upon completion of the test in front of the observers if such observers are appointed under Section 25, or if the tests are graded offsite by a bona fide testing agency, the observers shall witness the sealing and the shipping of the tests for grading and the subsequent opening of the scores upon the return from the testing agency.
(1) Every examinee shall have the right to obtain his or her score on the examination on the day of the examination or within a reasonable time after the day of its return from the testing agency (or the appointing authority may require the testing agency to mail the individual scores to any address submitted by the candidates on the day of the examination); and
(2) The appointing authority may hold a review session after the examination for the purpose of gathering feedback on the examination from the candidates.
(c) Sample written examinations may be examined by the appointing authority and members of the department, but no person in the department or the appointing authority (including the Chief, Civil Service Commissioners, Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, Board of Fire Commissioners, or Fire Protection District Board of Trustees and other appointed or elected officials) may see or examine the specific questions on the actual written examination before the examination is administered, except as agreed in advance, in writing, by the City and the IAFF Local 1147 Executive Board. If a sample examination is ...
Written Examinations. A written promotional eligibility exam will be given in January of each year unless there is no position vacancy then pending, in which event the Sheriff may defer the examination until the next promotional vacancy arises. The date of the exam shall be posted a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the date it is to be administered. The posting shall contain a general description of the subject matter covered in the exam. A standard or raw score (to be determined by the Director of Human Resources and announced prior to the test date) of 70% or above shall be required for an employee to pass the written examination. The written examination shall have a weight of 35 %.
Written Examinations. 8.11 An Occasional Teacher employed on a Long Term Assignment of at least three (3) months shall be granted a one (1) day leave of absence without loss of pay, but with deduction from sick leave credits to write an examination if such examination occurs during the school day.
Written Examinations. 1. Separate written examinations shall be administered for promotions to the classifications of Detective, Sergeant and Captain.
2. The written examinations for Sergeant, Detective and Captain shall contain a sufficient number of questions to adequately meet the needs of the Department as set forth in Section 11.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding. The precise number of questions and their format shall be left to the sound professional discretion of the outside testing firm retained to develop such examinations.
3. All examinations for promotion to the positions of Detective, Sergeant and Captain shall be administered on the same day, when practical.
4. A candidate will be allowed to review a copy of his or her answer sheet and a copy of the written examination. If required by the testing protocol of the outside firm, the candidate shall return the answer sheet and copy of the written examinations after review.
Written Examinations. All written examinations will be prepared, set, adjudicated and marked by the Training Chief Officer or the Fire Chief.
Written Examinations. Physical Skills/Ability Tests G. Technical Support and Consultation Services H. Organizational Development
Written Examinations. Each candidate must take a written examination prepared by a qualified outside firm or organization. The purpose of the examination shall be to determine the officer’s suitability for promotion. The written examination shall be validated by an independent entity. The minimum cut-off or minimum score necessary to be deemed to have passed for applicants for Sergeant shall be 70%. All applicants for sergeant who meet the minimum or cut-off score will move on to the remaining portions of the testing process.
Written Examinations. 1. One of the primary tools for predicting the promotion potential and probable success potential of candidates will be the Written Examination.
2. The Written Examination will comprise sixty percent (60 % = 60 points) of the composite score for all ranks.
3. The Written Examination will be administered through DSU HR, Chief of Police, Associate Director of Compliance and Research and Council 81representative (Promotion Test Team) and shall be comprised of 100 questions, each valued at one (1) point for the ranks of Corporal, Master Corporal, and Sergeant. The Promotion Test Team will ensure that the questions on the written test for the ranks of Master Corporal and Sergeant have been changed by at least 50% from the previous year’s written test. The PFC test will have 50 questions, each valued at two (2) points. A DSU faculty member will review the test for proficiency prior to the test being administered.
4. Questions for the Written Examination may only be taken from the following sources: Percentage of Test Questions PFC CPL M/CPL SGT Delaware Code sources are: 4% 4% 5% 5% Title 4 Chapters 7 & 9. 3% 3% 3% 3% Title 10 Chapters 9, & 10, 20% 20% 20% 20% Title 11 EXCLUDING Chapters 1, 17, 31, 33, 39, 43, 45, 51, 53, 57, 59, 65, 83, 85, 87, 88 & 90; 15% 15% 15% 15% Title 16 Chapters 9, 47, 50, 69, & 71; and 5% 5% 5% 5% Title 21 EXCLUDING Chapters 3, 29, 30, 46, 47, 52, 61, 65, 75, & 83. 3% 3% 2% 2% Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence, Delaware State University Policy, 20% 20% 30% 30% Policies & Procedures of the Delaware State University Police Department, 5% 5% 5% 5% Employee Handbook, 10% 10% 10% 10% Collective Bargaining Agreements 15% 15% 5% 5% General geography University Campus of the Delaware State
5. There will be a Written Examination for each rank tested, but this does not preclude some of the same questions being on each Written Examination.
6. Responsibility for formulating questions on the written examinations will rest with the Promotion Test Team.
7. Each question will have assigned correct answer/answers, which shall be used to correct the candidate’s examination.
8. Candidates shall be given three hours in which to complete the Written Examination.
9. The Written Examination Test & Answer sheets shall be sealed and not scored until completion of the annual evaluation process.