PSI Terminated My Exam For Apparent Rule Violation Which Never Occurred

terriblefrustrated,

I have responded to your initial post at https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=346632.

Kim
AWS Certification

I used PearsonVUE and had a similar experience but only received a warning. They did a thorough check of the room (via webcam) and made sure that nobody could see through the window behind me. Halfway through my test a message popped up saying that I was murmuring / reading aloud and if I continued the exam would be cancelled. In fact I was reading some of the questions quietly, not even realizing it. In any case, the warning was enough, I clamped shut and finished the exam.

My guess is they are worried we are recording our words, collecting questions. Having a warning gave me a fair chance. Realistically though I worried during the whole test that someone would inadvertently come into the room. My test was not very expensive and the testing center was quite far. Also, there was a problem connecting through my laptop built-in camera. I had an external USB camera and was able to use that. Not sure what would have happened if that had fallen off the table since I was supposed to be in view at all times.

In retrospect, if it was an expensive test, not sure it would be worth the risks of doing it from home.

Resolved. But never again an exam from home