If you are certified in any of the IPC disciplines please voice your
concerns.
EVA

On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 1:30 PM Stadem, Richard D <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> LOL!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dwight Mattix
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2018 12:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Did you know that when students take an IPC exam they
> can not see what questions they answered wrong?
>
> We in America haven't spoken English in years.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of James Head
> Sent: Friday, November 9, 2018 9:21 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [TN] Did you know that when students take an IPC
> exam they can not see what questions they answered wrong?
>
> When I passed my CID and my CID+ I was allowed to see my marked question
> paper afterwards. I was annoyed to find that about half of the questions I
> answered incorrectly were wrong because I'd missunderstood American
> English, or the manner in which the question was asked, rather than a lack
> of knowledge.
>
> James
>
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2018, 4:26 PM Evamaria Jones <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:
>
> > I am very disappointed that trainers / instructors and students can
> > not see what questions were incorrect. 2 things....
> > 1. Instructors need to know generally what types of questions are
> > being missed and why for process improvement and to validate student
> > understanding.
> > a.  It gives the instructor ability to improve instruction technique,
> > material presentation which helps reinforce important criteria.
> > b.  Instructors should provide IPC feedback on incorrect, ambiguous,
> > and misleading test questions that confuse everyone! Frequently
> > students get the same wrong questions, which then instructors and IPC
> > can do trend analysis, test/curriculum efficacy, and instructor
> awareness.
> > 2. Students need to know what questions they got wrong.  Students/
> > companies pay to receive training and instruction! It is not all about
> > the certification.  Instructors are there to help them learn and
> understand.
> > a. Students not will be able properly navigate documents if they are
> > getting questions wrong and don't know why.
> > b. Also, students will not able to properly apply requirements if they
> > do not understand criteria.
> >
> > In closing, IPC and trainers are doing their students and EMS / CM
> > companies (all of which are our clients) a disservice by not properly
> > training students; they will not be able to learn from their mistakes
> > if they don't know what is wrong. We as trainers are obligated to help
> > students learn and understand the information we are
> > presenting....especially when they get test answers wrong! If you
> > agree please post or send a note to IPC.
> > Thank you
> >
>