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Old Mar 18, 2013, 03:58 AM
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I am pretty anxious about a certification exam I have to take and more so because it is a computerized exam, which I have never taken before now. Besides preparing material-wise, are there any test taking strategies to help prepare for a computerized test, like the strategies there are for written exams? What should I know about this kind of test? All I know about this certification exam is that it is 2 hours, and that each question's difficulty will change depending on if answered correctly or not on the previous question. Any suggestions or to share any experiences you've had would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any feedback as am really nervous about this!!
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Old Mar 18, 2013, 09:12 AM
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in my experience they're just like a normal exams to prepare for. One tip though is make sure you're well rested. Tired eyes + a computer screen for 2 hours is the perfect storm for a bad headache.
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Old Mar 18, 2013, 02:16 PM
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All I know about this certification exam is that it is 2 hours, and that each question's difficulty will change depending on if answered correctly or not on the previous question.
Check to see if you can skip questions and come back to them. I don't know how "difficulty" is measured. Sounds like the questions are in "sections" so you get all "addition" for example and the addition problems get progressively more difficult so they can judge how "far" you have studied in that subject. I don't see how they could mix subjects/focus though, you might have learned addition but not multiplication so asking you a "harder" multiplication question after you did well in addition doesn't make sense.

But still, I'd think difficulty is a little bit subjective; my difficulty might be your piece of cake.

I'd check the statistics of answering a question versus time; if you skip a question it might be marked wrong but if you take a long time to answer the question, you might run out of time in the end. So at the start, check to see how many questions there are and divide by 120 minutes to see how long to spend per question. It could be though that skipping a question does not make it wrong but just gives you that many fewer total questions so your percentage correct/incorrect would change; that could make a difference if you get 10 wrong out of 100 or 10 wrong out of 90. So if you think you have a good chance answering a question (right or wrong) you might want to do so, just to keep your total up as getting it wrong might not damage you as much as skipping it could if you skip too many.
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Old Mar 31, 2013, 11:55 AM
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I always go back and double check my answers with my work because sometimes you could accidentally click the wrong button. Other than that, they are pretty simple.
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Ask or find out how the tests are scored. If they are based upon the number of right answers, then go through the test answering all the ones you know for sure. Then go back to the beginning and begin answering the rest. DO double check as you go to make sure you are answering the right question in the right area (I have NO idea what the tests look like ok?)

Breathe. Don't over think. Make sure you read the question for just what it wants in the way of an answer.

Do you have a noted accommodation need, and are they aware of it if so?

See if this helps it talks about different computer exams: Strategies for taking a Computerized Test
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