About the Timer

For test sessions with certain timing attributes, a Timer appears at the top of the TA Site.

The Timer begins counting after students are approved to begin testing. Once the Timer starts, you cannot pause it. If you pause a student’s test, the Timer on the Student Testing Site for that student will pause, but the Timer on the TA Site continues counting.

When the Timer reaches the allotted time for the session, the session enters a grace period to account for any interruptions or delays that may have occurred during the testing process. Once the graced period ends, the session stops automatically, and all student tests are submitted for scoring.

Note: If you need to stop a session before the Timer runs out, you should make note of the remaining time. Since sessions may not be re-opened, you will need to start a new session. The Timer will start over from the beginning, so you must stop the session manually when the students have tested for the allotted time. On the Student Testing Site, the clock displays the remaining time correctly when the student logs back in to their test. See the section Stop a Test Session for information on how to stop a session.