sirspens wrote:So, the question comes down to: Does missing one programmatic element fail you in the Site Design vignette?
sbrown wrote:Thanks for sharing and congrats on your pass!
saks wrote:Thanks for the feedback.
Did you say you referred to Ballast?
Also where can I find Russ's notes?
Thanks
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saks wrote:Thanks sirspens
I am not sure about this, but do you know how many questions you need to answer correct to pass? (75%?)
Also, is it 75% total or do we need a particular number answered correctly in each section? There are no formal sections as such in the exam, but I guess NCARB breaks it down in their exam guide for reference.
Thanks
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saks wrote:There are no formal sections as such in the exam, but I guess NCARB breaks it down in their exam guide for reference.
professorcornbread wrote:Right, so for SPD Project and Practice Management is between 4-8% of the questions, and with just 65 total questions that means you'll only have 3 to 5 questions. Say if you get 3 and answer 2 of them wrong, do you fail?
* Classifications of content area and vignette performances are provided as descriptive feedback only. Pass or fail decisions for this division are based on the total score, which is more reliable than a content area or vignette score by itself
Your final Pass/Fail score is a combination of your multiple-choice performance as well as both vignettes on the Site Planning & Design division. Since the Site Grading vignette is not as lengthy as the Site Deign vignette, and therefore not weighted as heavily in your final score calculation, it is still possible to receive a passing division score even with poor performance on the Site Grading vignette.
It would be possible to receive a passing score on an exam and have one, possibly even two, content areas be at Level 2. In this situation, one likely has done very well in the larger content areas while slightly underperforming in one or two smaller content areas. As a whole, the total points would still be enough to pass.
As a candidate, one would have demonstrated overall competency which is what the final exam score reports. There is no need to report the content area performance in these situations because the final score was a pass.
saks wrote:I just received my results and Passed
This completes CDS, PPP and SPD for me, so I am moving on to 5.0. Two more to go!
saks wrote:This completes CDS, PPP and SPD for me, so I am moving on to 5.0. Two more to go!
PPP is next for me and then was debating whether to continue in 4.0 or move to 5.0! Only because 4.0 has so much feedback and tips on do's and dont's compared to 5.0 which is a completely new format. Have you weighed both the options? Any insight you would like to share?
Thanks
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sirspens wrote:It took a bit longer than I had hoped, but I just got my test results in, and I passed!
saks wrote:I just received my results and Passed
Those are my reasons. Some are personal. Some relate directly to the test. I can see making either argument based on your personal experience and situation. Especially if you have passed BS, SS, BDCS or SD that makes 5.0 far less tempting.
Congrats to the both of you !
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