TechNetters, This is a new policy recently implemented. Many MITs and CITs are not pleased with this change. IPC is using a third party testing service through the edge portal. I just tested yesterday and was very dismayed that incorrect answers are not identified. EVA On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 1:22 PM Dwight Mattix <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > > >