Which term refers to the regulation of materials provided during assessments?

• A. Supervision
• B. Resource Control
• C. Authentication
• D. Model Assignments

Answer: (B)

Regulating what materials are allowed in an assessment is about controlling the resources available to candidates and how they are accessed. The term that best fits this is Resource Control, because it directly names the practice of managing, restricting, and monitoring materials used during an assessment to ensure fairness and integrity. It covers how materials are distributed, what can be used (and what cannot), and how they are tracked and returned.

Supervision is about watching candidates during the test to prevent cheating, but it doesn’t specifically describe regulating the materials themselves. Authentication focuses on proving identity or verifying the genuineness of work or materials, not on the rules around what resources may be used. Model assignments are sample tasks used for practice or demonstration, not the regulation of actual assessment materials.