As part of my responsibilities, I help run the Nu TOEFL exam. TOEFL is a globally recognized Test of English as a foreign language, which, we as a university provide internally to our students as well. When I first found out about my responsibilities to assist run this exam I felt overwhelmed. However, I knew that this responsibility of mine would help me achieve one of my placement objectives. My goal is to develop my interpersonal skills to work as part of a team to contribute towards the larger organizational objective. This exam is extremely important both internally and externally. Even being able to be a small part of this process is a huge task.
Having only been on the receiving end of exams I did not realize how much preparation goes into an exam like this. Whether it being ordering the materials, having extra pencils, booking a room and catering for the staff and much more. This process has been a learning curve for me, particularly logistically, having so many different components to organize.
Through taking the GET2 test (see results in figure 1) in my EEE2 module, I discovered that I have a very high need for achievement. This result would explain my need for success in helping run the Nu TOEFL. Reflecting on this test helped me realize what my strengths and weakness are so I can consciously improve them. An example of one of my strengths is a need for achievement and my weakness (see figure 2) is I have a low need for autonomy and therefore can find doing the same work repeatedly very discouraging. A way I could work on this weakness could be by changing the way I complete autonomous tasks, by introducing different variables such as a change of environment or differentiating the order in which I conduct the task.
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http://get2test.net/Open publish panel
Abby Duncan 