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                Prometric - The Making Of A Better Exam 
               Thomson Prometric's advanced testing technology 
              now presents exams as simulated or true-to-life scenarios , engaging 
              the test taker each step of the way results in a truer testing experience 
              -- and a more precise measure of knowledge, skills and abilities. 
              There are three basic types of this technology: 
            Adaptive Testing 
              Computer Adaptive Testing aims to determine your level of 
              competency by adapting each question to your previous response. 
              When you answer a question correctly, a harder question 
              will appear. If you answer incorrectly, an easier question comes 
              up. 
            Each question's level of difficulty is based on 
              the answers to previous questions until a consistent level of competency 
              is determined. Adaptive testing technology can establish this competency 
              level more quickly than conventional examination techniques. 
            Mastery Testing 
              Computer Mastery Testing marks a new approach to accreditation 
              and admissions testing. This technique brings the flexibility more 
              typical of an interactive oral examination to the computer-testing 
              arena.  
            In a mastery test, the computer program will ask 
              you objective questions in small sections called "testlets." 
              The program evaluates your performance at each stage and estimates 
              your probability of passing the next section. Using probability, 
              the program can determine whether you have mastered the subject 
              and how the examination should proceed. 
            Performance-based Testing 
              Performance-based testing measures your ability to identify and 
              solve true-to-life problems.  
            In a performance-based exam, test questions are, 
              in effect, elements of problem-solving tasks. Each element -- each 
              question -- represents one step or part of a step along a solution 
              pathway. As the test taker, you are, in effect, asked to perform 
              at each step. 
             
   
             
            
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