Knowing about the exam is as important as knowing the material that is tested on the exam. Here is a link to how the exam is scored.
http://www.cpa-exam.org/download/How_the_CPA_Exam_is_Scored.pdf
Some of the questions/issues answered include the following:
- How the CPA Exam Scored
- The score scale and passing score
- Weighting the Kinds of Questions and Calculating the Final Score
- “If different candidates take different versions of the Exam are the scores comparable?”
- “Are some versions harder than others?”
- “Is Multi-Stage Testing fair? Why are you using it?”
- “How do you decide which questions are hard and which are moderate?”
- “Does that mean hard testlets can have easy questions and less difficult testlets can have hard ones?”
- “What if a smart candidate does poorly on the first testlet? Can the candidate still pass?”
- “Can a candidate get all medium difficult testlets and still pass?”
- “Can a candidate pass just by doing well on the multiple-choice questions?”
- “Can I compute my score from the number of questions I answered correctly?”
- “What is Item Response Theory (IRT)?”
- “In general terms, what are the steps taken to produce the reported score?”
- “Who are the subject matter experts who do the question reviews?”
and much more. I would highly recommend visiting the website or link if you do not know answers to any of these questions and you care to know.
You may also find an article I wrote a while ago, summarizing information resources helpful.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you found that helpful. Your comments are welcome.
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