1. A method comprising: logging a test taker into an online testing platform prior to beginning an online test; using a web browser in association with a computing facility; placing the test taker in a virtual waiting room following the login; presenting the test taker a practice test question while in the virtual waiting room; polling the web browser to obtain data relating to a performance criterion of the test taker in association with the practice test question; analyzing the data in association with a performance rule; and determining a preparedness level of the test taker to take a test based at least in part on a result of the analysis.
1. A method comprising: logging a test taker into an online testing platform prior to beginning an online test; using a web browser in association with a computing facility; placing the test taker in a virtual waiting room following the login; presenting the test taker a practice test question while in the virtual waiting room; polling the web browser to obtain data relating to a performance criterion of the test taker in association with the practice test question; analyzing the data in association with a performance rule; and determining a preparedness level of the test taker to take a test based at least in part on a result of the analysis. 11. The method of claim 1 , wherein an accommodation of the test taker's environment is offered to a user based on a preparedness level.