For Casper test format information, expand the sections below according to your admission cycle (and test type, if applicable).
Applicants for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle
Applicants for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle
For the 2025-2026 admissions cycle, the Casper test consists of 11 scenarios: a video response section with 4 scenarios, followed by a typed response section with 7 scenarios. The scenarios may be video-based or word-based scenarios, which are described further below.
1. Video Response Section:
This section contains 4 scenarios.
Each scenario includes 2 questions, which are presented one at a time.
You will have 1 minute to record your answer by video for each question.
2. Typed Response Section:
This section contains 7 scenarios.
Each scenario includes a set of 2 questions, presented all at once.
You will have 3.5 minutes to type your answers to each set of 2 questions.
The entire test is expected to take 65-85 minutes to complete. During the test, applicants will have the opportunity to take two optional breaks:
A 10-minute break after the 4 scenarios in the video response section, and
A 5-minute break after the first four typed response scenarios.
🇦🇺 Australian Teacher's Education applicants for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle
🇦🇺 Australian Teacher's Education applicants for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle
For applicants completing Casper for Australian Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teacher's Education programs in the 2025-2026 admissions cycle, the Casper test consists of 8 scenarios:
2 Video Response scenarios. Each scenario includes 2 questions, which are presented one at a time, with 1 minute to record your answer by video for each question.
6 Typed Response scenarios. Each scenario includes a set of 2 questions, presented all at once, with 3.5 minutes to type your answers to each set of 2 questions.
The test will take approximately 45-65 minutes to complete and will include one optional 10-minute break after the 2 video response scenarios.
Applicants for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle
Applicants for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle
For the 2024-2025 admissions cycle, the Casper test consists of 14 scenarios: a video response section with 6 scenarios, followed by a typed response section with 8 scenarios. The scenarios may be video-based or word-based scenarios.
For the scenarios in the video response section, you will be presented with a set of 2 questions, one at a time, and you will have 1 minute each to record your answer.
For the scenarios in the typed response section, you will have 5 minutes to respond to a set of 3 questions.
The entire test is expected to take 90-110 minutes to complete and applicants will be presented with 2 optional breaks:
an optional 10-minute break after the 6 scenarios in the video response section, and
an optional 5-minute break after the first four typed response scenarios.
🇦🇺 Australian Teacher's Education applicants for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle
🇦🇺 Australian Teacher's Education applicants for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle
For applicants completing Casper for Australian Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teacher's Education programs in the 2024-2025 admissions cycle, the Casper test consists of 8 scenarios:
2 Video Response scenarios. Each scenario includes 2 questions, which are presented one at a time, with 1 minute to record your answer by video for each question.
6 Typed Response scenarios. Each scenario includes a set of 3 questions, presented all at once, with 5 minutes to type your answers to each set of 3 questions.
The test will take approximately 50-70 minutes to complete and will include one optional 10-minute break after the 2 video response scenarios.
Video-based and Word-based Scenarios
This icon will appear at the top of the page for video-based scenarios:
Video-based scenarios will proceed in the following order:
A prompt indicating your role in the following scene (e.g. “you are a friend”, “you are a colleague”, etc.)
A short video scenario
An optional 30-second reflection page for you to consider the scenario
A response page
The initial prompt indicating your role will be displayed again at the top of the page as a reminder and you will be given 10 seconds to read the question before the recording starts.
This icon will appear at the top of the page for word-based scenarios:
Word-based scenarios will proceed in the following order:
A question or statement to consider.
An optional 30-second reflection page for you to consider the statement
A response page
For more information please also visit our Test Prep page on the Acuity Insights website.
*All responses must be answered using the appropriate medium (i.e., you cannot choose to record a video in the typed response section and vice versa). Speech-to-text software is not permitted, unless you have been pre-approved for testing accommodations.