TUTORIALS FOR COMPUTER-BASED TESTING

These tutorials can give you a sense of what you will see when you begin your test at a Pearson Professional Center.

CBT Tutorial

Preview the on-screen tutorial you'll see before you begin your test. Includes information about how to navigate through a test, select your answers, and end the test.

• CBT Tutorial
  

Downloadable Interactive CBT Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates how to navigate through the test, how to indicate answers, and how to use the features of a computer-based test. You will have opportunities to try out typing in an essay box, using the on-screen calculator, and entering special characters. NOTE: This tutorial must be downloaded to a PC-compatible computer.

Downloading the Interactive Tutorial

1. Click the following link and select "Save" in the pop-up dialog box:
   Download the CBT Tutorial
2. Choose a location to save the file. This is the installation file that will enable you to download and save the tutorial.
   
   The download process takes approximately 2 minutes, depending on the connection speed.
   
3. When the download is complete, navigate to the location where you've chosen to save the file, and double-click on the zip file to open it.
4. Inside the zip file, you will see "Evaluation Systems Tutorial.msi". Double-click to open, and select "Run" in the pop-up dialog box to run the installer.
5. You will now see a "wizard" that will walk you through the process of installing the tutorial.
6. When the wizard is complete, you will see the following icon on your desktop, which you can double-click to access the tutorial:
   

Pearson Professional Centers Tour

The Pearson Professional Centers Tour gives candidates taking CSET computer-based tests a virtual tour of a Pearson test center. It includes a video and floorplan to help acquaint the candidate with the Pearson Professional Centers testing experience. Click the link below to launch this tour.

• Pearson Professional Centers Tour

On-Screen Calculator Preview

An on-screen calculator is available for candidates taking CSET: Multiple Subjects Subtest II on computer.

• Click here for more information about how to use the on-screen calculator.

Scanning Instructions

Some computer-based tests allow you to handwrite or draw written responses, and then scan them into the computer using a scanner provided at your workstation. Click the links below to review the scanning process.

• Scanning Instructions - These instructions will also be available during testing.
• Hand-draw tutorial video

For information on which tests use the hand-draw feature, see "Test Selection for Computer-Based Testing."

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