Surpass Certifications

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The Surpass Platform and SecureMarker Certification tests are a great way to evaluate your knowledge of Surpass, confirming that you can use the basic functionality confidently. It’s also a good opportunity to identify any areas of the Surpass Platform or SecureMarker that you may be less confident in.

Surpass Platform Certification Test

About the Surpass Platform Certification Test

Surpass Platform Foundation Certification is designed to assess users’ knowledge of core functionality in Surpass.

Questions will cover the end-to-end process for creating, delivering, marking and reporting on assessments delivered through Surpass. If you’ve recently received full Surpass training, all of the test content will have been covered by your trainer.

NOTE: If your training did not cover marking functionality, there is a separate test you can take. Please contact supportingservices@surpass.com to be scheduled for the version of the test without questions on human marking in Surpass.

The test is open book, so you can make use of all the Surpass Help resources if needed.

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Test Details

  • Duration: 45 minutes
  • Number of questions: 36
  • Pass mark: 75% (27 marks)

Test Format

The test is delivered on-screen through Surpass. All the questions are multiple choice or multiple response, and are worth one mark each. The sample question below will help you to understand the type of question that will appear in the exam.

EXAMPLE: Question: Which of the following question types are set to human-marked by default?

A: Essay, File Attach and Audio Capture
B: Drag and Drop, Essay and Select from a List
C: Extended Matching, Drag and Drop, and Essay
D: Essay, Hotspot, and Extended Matching

Registering for Surpass Platform Foundation Certification

Please complete the form below with your details. The test will then be scheduled for you, and you will be emailed details of how to access it.

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Surpass SecureMarker Certification Test

About the Surpass SecureMarker Certification Test

Surpass SecureMarker Certification is designed to assess users’ knowledge of core functionality in SecureMarker.

Questions will cover the end-to-end process, including setting up users, managing quality control features, allocating responses, marking, and reviewing scripts. If you’ve recently received full SecureMarker training, all of the test content will have been covered by your trainer.

The test is open book, so you can make use of all the SecureMarker help resources if needed.

NOTE: If your training did not cover marking functionality, there is a separate test you can take. Please contact supportingservices@surpass.com to be scheduled for the version of the test without questions on human marking in Surpass.

Test Details

  • Duration: 30 minutes
  • Number of questions: 20
  • Pass mark: 80% on Section 1 (8/10 marks), 70% on Section 2 (7/10 marks).

Test Format

The test is delivered on-screen through Surpass. All the questions are multiple choice or multiple response, and are worth one mark each.

The test is split into two sections. The first section contains 10 questions about the fundamentals of each screen in SecureMarker. The second section contains 10 randomly selected questions covering the functionality in each screen.

The sample question below will help you to understand the type of question that will appear in the exam.

EXAMPLE: Question: What is an examiner’s daily competency run?

A: The number of Control Items they will be presented with at the start of a marking session.
B: The maximum number of items they can mark every day.
C: The minimum number of items they need to mark every day.
D: The number of Control Items they will be presented with at the end of a marking session.

Registering for Surpass SecureMarker Certification

Please complete the form below with your details. The test will then be scheduled for you, and you will be emailed details of how to access it.

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