ETS\u2019s My TOEFL page<\/a>. <\/p>\n2)<\/strong> Once you\u2019re logged in, click the blue \u201cRegister\/Find Test Centers, Dates\u201d bar in the middle left of the screen. Then follow the prompts to select the Special Home Edition, pay your registration fee, and schedule your exam. (Test bookings are available Wednesday through Sunday, 24 hours a day, and test tiems may be available within 24 hours of booking.)<\/p>\n3)<\/strong> Shortly after that, you should receive an email from ProctorU. Follow the instructions in that email to register for an account with them as well, so that you will be able to communicate with your ProctorU staff, on and before test day.<\/p>\nTesting Your System with a Real Proctor<\/h2>\n
After booking the test, you\u2019ll receive an automated email confirmation from ProctorU. Once you\u2019ve gotten that email, you\u2019ll have the option to have a live proctor test your system before test day. If you decide to do this, simply log in to ProctorU, click the live chat window in the lower left corner of the screen, and ask for a system check with a live proctor.<\/p>\n
The biggest advantage of a preliminary system check is that it allows you to practice the whole startup process before test day. This also allows you to get ProctorU\u2019s chat applet download link<\/em> before test day. This is a link that allows you to download the special software app that opens your chat window with your proctor for the exam. You can message ProctorU\u2019s live chat service on the day of your test for this, but it\u2019s really nice to already have that link before your test date.<\/p>\nSetup and Security Check on Test Day<\/h2>\n
On test day, you\u2019ll need to re-download the chat applet, using the same link you received when you tested your system with a live proctor. If you chose not to do the live system check, don\u2019t worry! Just get to the ProctorU live cat window, and ask a support specialist for a download link so that you can connect to your proctor. <\/p>\n
Right now ProctorU can get very busy at times. With luck, you\u2019ll be able to connect to a chat support specialist relatively quickly, but it can sometimes take up to 20 minutes to get through to a live chat assistant. You may want to check in 30 minutes to an hour before your test is actually going to start, just in case. If you can\u2019t do that, don\u2019t worry! As long as you download and open the ProctorU chat applet at any time before your test is scheduled to start, you\u2019ll be allowed to take your TOEFL.<\/p>\n
For the security check, have your ID available and ready to hold up to the camera, and be ready to pan your camera around your room so that the proctor can see your testing area. Keep the immediate area around your computer and desk free of prohibited items, but don\u2019t worry about clearing the rest of your testing room. As long as your cell phone, notebooks, headphones etc are out of your reach, it\u2019s OK for them to be somewhere in the room. Beyond that, just follow the proctor\u2019s instructions. They\u2019ll tell you what to do, communicating with you via the chat window and by voice.<\/p>\n
Taking the Exam Itself<\/h2>\n
For your exam notes, make sure you have a dry erase marker, and either a whiteboard or a piece of paper inside a plastic sleeve. These are the two acceptable surfaces for taking notes. Some proctors have been known to let you have more than one sleeved piece of paper, while other proctors only allow one. So if you bring multiple sheets, be prepared to possibly get rid of all but one.<\/strong><\/p>\nOnce your proctor launches the exam, the test should look a lot like the regular test center TOEFL or the official TOEFL practice tests. Certain onscreen instructions won\u2019t apply to you in this case, though. When the screen tells you to put on your headphones, you can ignore those instructions, since headsets aren\u2019t allowed for the home-based TOEFL. And there\u2019s a chance that the onscreen sound check won\u2019t react properly when you speak into the microphone. If that happens, don\u2019t worry; as long as your proctor can hear you, you can be sure your microphone will work correctly for the TOEFL Speaking section.<\/p>\n
From there, just take the test! At the end of the exam, you\u2019ll be required to erase your notes and show the proctor that you\u2019ve done so.<\/p>\n
What to Do if Something Goes Wrong<\/h2>\n
If you have questions that ProctorU can\u2019t answer or encounter any other problems, contact TOEFL customer service<\/a>. Ask customer service to connect you with a test taker advocate. The advocates are a team of people who specialize in solving some of the trickier problems that sometimes arise with the new TOEFL Home Edition. They\u2019re very helpful, and can quickly get you back on track if you\u2019re having trouble taking the test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The TOEFL has released a new home edition, available everywhere in the world except for mainland China and Iran. (China and Iran have begun to reopen their traditional TOEFL test centers, and China also offers the TOEFL ITP Plus as an alternative test.) But how do you take the TOEFL from the comfort of your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13595],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[13630],"class_list":["post-5651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-is-toefl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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