The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Instructional Development & Distance Education (CIDDE) offers distance learners flexibility in where and when course-specific supervised exams are administered. Testing for these distance education courses is coordinated through CIDDE Testing Services, 824 Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Avenue, on the Oakland campus. Students can elect to take supervised exams in Oakland or at any one of nine off-campus testing sites. To do so, please complete a test site selection form. This testing program offers the following advantages:
- Testing administrators work with instructional designers to ensure that exam administration information reflects course revisions for specific terms.
- Exams are organized and delivered to the nine off-campus testing sites each term for students who have selected an off-campus site.
- Computer-Assisted Testing System (CATS) is available for most courses at the Oakland center and some of the off-campus sites. This provides students with immediate scoring of objective questions and essay-type questions are sent to instructors for grading. The testing information can be electronically accessed instantly and sent to instructors by testing administrators.
- Testing by an external proctor can be arranged for students who are unable to test at any of our existing testing sites. Students in need of this service must complete and submit an application for proctor testing available on the website.
- Students who are taking distance education courses from another school/program can also obtain proctoring and test supervision from our testing administrators, located on the Oakland campus.
For further assistance, contact:
Andy Schmitt
Testing Administrator
asch611@pitt.edu
824 Alumni Hall
4227 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 624-7215, (412) 624-6059 (Fax)
