Alis

IMPORTANT

Testing Instructions Please Read

This box should contain:

  • An ALIS Basic Questionnaire for each student in the year group
  • Plastic envelopes (Approximately 1 per 25 Questionnaires)
  • Return address label
  • Collection Request Form
  • CEM Centre fax-back form
  • Request for additional Basic Questionnaires form

If any of the contents are missing please contact the

ALIS Secretary immediately on (0191) 33 44 190 or Email

Administration of the Basic Questionnaire

The ALIS Basic Questionnaire should be completed in a confidential (but not necessarily examination) session, e.g. a tutorial session. Allow approximately 20 minutes, but give as long as necessary.

Place a Questionnaire on each desk and ensure that all students have a pen or pencil(either is suitable to use for completing the questionnaires). Display your Exam Board Centre Number for all students to see, as it is to be written on the Questionnaire.

Before your students start the Questionnaire, ask them to read the ‘Note to Students’ printed on the front cover. Show them the large plastic envelopes provided, and explain that their completed Questionnaires will be sealed inside and returned to the CEM Centre without staff at your institution having accessto their responses in any form that identifies them individually. Ask the students to complete the Questionnaires as accurately and honestly as possible.

After the students have completed the Questionnaires, the large envelopes should be passed around, allowing students to place their Questionnaire inside. The last student to do so should seal it (the envelopes are tamper-proof) and return it to the member of staff.

ReturningCompleted Questionnaires

(Please See Enclosed Sheets)

To return your ALIS Basic Questionnaires

Unfortunately it is not possible for us to provide collection from international institutions (including BFPO Numbers) - we apologise for any inconvenience.

The ALIS Co-ordinator should return the completed Questionnaires and any unused materials in the box(es) originally supplied. If this is not possible, please label the package “BASIC QUESTIONNAIRES” when you return the Basic Questionnaires. Please do not return BASIC and EXTENDED Questionnaires in the same package. Please return the BASIC Questionnaires by theEND OF APRIL. A return address label is supplied which should be attached to each box.

A courier firm has been contracted to collect your boxes of completed ALIS materials at no extra cost. To arrange collection please choose one of the following options:

1)Connect to and fill in some required details online, you will need your ALIS ID number and your institution postcode at hand.

OR

2) Fax the enclosed Collection Request Form to 0333 200 5446. (If you envisage any problems with the collection, please phone 0333 200 5445).

As soon as your box of Questionnaires has been collected please complete and fax the enclosed CEM Centre fax form to enable us to monitor the quality of service provided by our courier firm. We thank you in advance for your assistance with this.

IMPORTANT: If your institution intends to administer the Questionnaires over several sessions, the ALIS Co-ordinator should keep all completed Questionnaires and return them to the CEM Centre as one batch.

The CEM Centre cannot be responsible for Questionnaires lost that are not returned using our own courier with the Collection Request Form.