Certification Magazine Article - Improve your certification exam results with intelligent guessing and time management

[Steve Linthicum]

Wanted to share an article I wrote, detailing test-taking processes I've used over the years and shared with my students.

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[Abby N Krane]

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to share the article with my students. I am sure they will find it helpful.

 

[Mallia]

Thanx for sharing

 

[Brian Ford]

Wanted to share an article I wrote, detailing test-taking processes I've used over the years and shared with my students.

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Excellent article Steve! Great advice for any test takers.

 

[Rick Butler]

Wanted to share an article I wrote, detailing test-taking processes I've used over the years and shared with my students.

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Good piece. Thanks for sharing.

One thing that we all encountered on the CASP+ were Virtual Simulator questions. Presented with an actual containerized computer environment, candidates were required to perform tasks in a real environment. This is a step up from the PBQ's that we've all experienced previously. I can certainly see these showing up on certification exams in the future.

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[Joel M]

Good piece. Thanks for sharing.

One thing that we all encountered on the CASP+ were Virtual Simulator questions. Presented with an actual containerized computer environment, candidates were required to perform tasks in a real environment. This is a step up from the PBQ's that we've all experienced previously. I can certainly see these showing up on certification exams in the future.

/r

That particular containerized question was, I would guess, what burned me. It wouldn't load correctly, wasn't very responsive... But I'm sure if I had gotten the percentage of the questions correct...So I did fail the exam.

 

[Rick Butler]

Sorry to hear that happened. For me, the container worked out pretty well. Personally, I like the idea, as it allows people to actually demonstrate their skills rather than have a 25% of getting a question right but not really knowing what the question is asking. I hope to see more of this kind of thing in future exams, but obviously, the onus will be to making sure those containers don't have problems while the candidate is working the scenario.

Yeah, there is an appeal process for those - not sure if your situation would warrant a retake on those grounds. But don't give up on CASP+. It's a good badge to have and you can get there, if you're not there already.

 

[Edna Chimpeni]

Wanted to share an article I wrote, detailing test-taking processes I've used over the years and shared with my students.

Information Technology (IT) Certifications & Training | CompTIA

Start or grow your career in IT with an IT certification from CompTIA. Find everything you need to get certified - from exploring certifications to training to taking your exam.

www.certmag.com

Thank you Steve for sharing this. It is a master piece to use not only to students even myself as I prepare for my other certifications. Thank you.

 

[Steve Linthicum]

First "master piece" I've created..... But I can't take all the credit. The 13 rules of guessing were contained in a bar review course I took many decades ago. BTW, with complete retirement only 3 months away, I'm trashing the following email from CompTIA:

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