Escalating a script in the Moderate screen

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In the Moderate screen, you can escalate scripts that require further attention or investigation. You might want to escalate a script if a candidate is suspected of malpractice.

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This article explains how to escalate a script in the Moderate screen, including how to de-escalate a script.

In This Article

1. Go to the Moderate screen

To escalate a script, navigate to the Moderate screen in Test Administration.

TIP: For more information about the Moderate screen, read About the Moderate screen.

2. Choose a script

Select the relevant script in the Moderate grid.

Select Escalate to open the Escalation dialog.

3. Escalate the script

NOTE: You can also escalate scripts in the View Responses Script dialog. For more information, read Moderating a script in the Moderate screen.

You can see an escalation history for the script in the Escalation dialog.

Detail Description
Date Displays the date on which the script was last escalated or de-escalated.
Time Displays the time the script was last escalated or de-escalated.
Name Displays the name of the user who escalated or de-escalated the script.
Escalation State Displays the escalation state (Escalated or De-escalated).
Comments Displays comments left by other users. 

Before you can escalate a script, you must provide a reason.

NOTE: Comments must be between ten and 999 characters.

Select Escalate to escalate the script.

Escalated scripts are marked with an exclamation mark () in the Moderate grid.

De-escalating a script

You can de-escalate scripts in the Moderate screen.

Select the relevant script in the table and select Escalate to open the Escalation dialog.

To de-escalate a script, you must provide a reason.

NOTE: Comments must be between ten and 999 characters.

Select De-escalate to de-escalate the script. The script can be submitted to Results when the marking progress for that script reaches 100%.

Further reading

Now you know how to escalate a script in the Moderate screen, read the following articles to learn more:

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