Education & Teaching vocabulary · Assessment and Grading
Proctor
Meaning in education & teaching, with examples
/ˈprɑːktər/nounCommon term
In education & teaching, proctor means: A person who supervises students during an exam to make sure the rules are followed and nobody cheats.
In Turkish: gözetmen, sınav gözetmeni
How it is used
American English; also a verb ('proctor an exam'). British English uses invigilator and invigilate. Online exams may use remote proctoring software. Teachers are often asked to proctor standardized tests.
Example sentences
Two proctors will be in each room during the state exam.
I'm proctoring the chemistry final on Monday, so I can't cover your class.
Common collocations
exam proctor
proctor an exam
remote proctoring
invigilator
Related terms
examA formal test of students' knowledge or skills, usually taken at a fixed time and place under controlled conditions; short for examination.
standardized testA test that all students take under the same conditions, with the same or equivalent questions, and that is scored in the same way so results can be compared.
summative assessmentAssessment at the end of a unit, term or course that measures what students have learned, usually to give a grade or make a decision.
