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		mattkrause on May 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Students are failing AP tests because the College ... Per the article, the "demo" test accepted it, but the actual exam did not. Perhaps the demo did something dumb, like check the file extension but not whether the file could actually be opened.

kleiba on May 21, 2020 [–]

In that case I completely agree. If the demo was there specifically to test technical setups, then it should not behave differently from the exam system. In particular, such a test system should be compliant to what is expressed in the FAQ.

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