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    Letter Grades for CertMaster Security+ Outcomes

    I authored them for the previous generation of the course, pre-migration to the official CompTIA version. They are stated as follows, but the overall goal is to prepare students for CompTIA Security+ certification. CLO1 Describe information security topics, terms, and concepts CLO2 Apply...
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    Letter Grades for CertMaster Security+ Outcomes

    This cartoon is the very reason I transitioned from a "home-grown" Information Security Fundamentals course to the CompTIA-approved version. I don't think any of my students (who are, with few exceptions, doing better than 90% against the key metrics from CertMaster) will say the course is too...
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    Letter Grades for CertMaster Security+ Outcomes

    I am certainly aware of this scale. CertMaster Boost gives % correct for PBQs, Practice Questions, Labs and Assessments. Almost all of my students have achieved >90% across these elements, so I am looking at unit proficiencies for additional differentiation. These are measured as "Beginner,"...
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    Letter Grades for CertMaster Security+ Outcomes

    I am completing my first semester using CertMaster Security+ as the basis of our "Information Security Fundamentals" course and need to assign letter grades at the end of the semester based on the results from the Boost Dashboard. This dashboard shows average PBQ, Quiz and Lab scores for each...
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    Thoughts on CompTIA's Security+ Learning Content

    I am in the same boat. @Steve Linthicum I am interested in figuring out how to best incorporate the CertMaster Learn structure and complementary materials into our Canvas LMS here at Ocean County College in NJ.