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With Exam Groups, the ability to measure and compare Test Candidate results is at your fingertips
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Do you want help figuring out where to beef up your curriculum
to meet the needs of individual Test Candidates? Or would you
like to see how some candidates or classes measure up to others?
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The Exam Groups function on the Certiport.com brings the power of performance
reporting to your center. With it, you can produce your
own customized reports.
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The function is called Exam Group because exam results can be grouped
together in a manner you choose to provide a report of aggregate
and average scores on exams and exam skill sets.
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An Example of How It Could Work
A high school technology instructor wants to gauge the basic computer
knowledge and skill base of incoming Freshmen. Because she is aware that
eighth grade students from Middle School X and Middle School Y have differing
computer curriculum and training, she suspects students from each school
may have different educational needs to attain an adequate level of digital
literacy for high school.
The instructor creates two Exam Groups for her Computer Basics class
for Freshmen. When the students of her class take IC3 at the beginning
of the semester, she has the students from Middle School X link their
exam to one Exam Group number while the students from Middle School Y
associate theirs with another. This allows her to identify individual
needs based upon prior instruction.
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It’s simple to use Exam Groups to group your candidate results. Here’s how to do it:
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Create an Exam Group
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Provide the Exam Group number to the Proctor or specified Test Candidates |
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Enter the Exam Group number in a specified field at the commencement of an exam. (This links intended Test Candidates and their exams to the Exam Group number.)
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View the results by clicking on the link to the specified Exam Group following examination
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Before you begin creating Exam Groups, determine the parameters of the group.
Complete the following steps to create an Exam Group:
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Once logged in with your User name and password, change your role to Organization Member or Organization Administrator.*
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Click on the Exam Groups tab. |
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Assure yourself that the correct organization is listed on the drop-down menu.View Screen Shot
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Click on “Add Exam Group” link at the bottom of the web page.
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Enter the name of the Exam Group, a brief description of its parameters, and the relevant name of location (or center name) for the group.
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Print your results to keep them on hand as you study to certify.
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If you select Use proctor list, you can link Proctors to the Exam Group by clicking on the “Add Proctor” link. (A search engine will appear to help you locate the appropriate personnel.) View Screen Shot
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If you select Use any associated proctor, all Proctors currently associated to your organization will have rights to administer exams for this Exam Group.
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If you select Use any authorized proctor, all Certiport Proctors (linked to your organization or not) will have access to administer exams for this Exam Group.
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Distribute additional access rights (such as editing or viewing the Exam Group) to other Users by clicking the “Add User” link. (A search engine will appear to help you locate the appropriate Users.)
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Click the “Update” button at the bottom of the page to complete the creation of the Exam Group. |
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After viewing the completed Exam Group, click “Done.” |
* If you do not have one of the above roles tied into your User account, you cannot create Exam Groups.
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Once an Exam Group has been created, an “Exam Group ID#” will be appear next to the corresponding Exam Group.
Follow the steps to link candidate exams to an Exam Group:
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Record the “Exam Group ID#.” View Screen Shot
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Provide the “Exam Group ID#” to Proctors and the appropriate Test Candidates to use at the time of examination.
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Either the Test Candidate or Proctor will enter the “Exam Group ID#” in the appropriate field on one of the initial screens prior to the actual commencement of the exam.*
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Each Test Candidate associated with the Exam Group takes his or her exam.
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* For best results, have a Proctor verify the “Exam Group ID#” before the commencement of the exam. This precaution will ensure that each candidate intended to join the group has the correct sequence of numbers.
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You have different ways of viewing the data collected by the Exam Group function. Depending upon the information you seek, you can view the aggregate scores of the group or the individual strengths and weaknesses of one candidate.
Follow the steps to view Exam Group results:
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Once logged in with your User name and password, change your role to Organization Member or Organization Administrator.
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Click on the Exam Groups tab. |
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Select the appropriate Exam Group. |
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Once on the View Exam Group page, click the “View Results” button at the bottom of the page. The information collected can be viewed in the following ways:
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On the View Exam Group Results page, you can see the “Cut Score” (or the minimum score require to pass the exam), the “Average Score” of those linked to the Exam Group, the number of candidates who were able to “Pass” the exam, and the “Fail” count.
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By checking on the “Show Skillset Breakdown” box, you can view a table displaying each skill set and the percent of questions answered correctly in the skill set by candidates in the exam group.
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By switching views from “Exam View” to “Student View,” you can see individual Test Candidate results. After the view change is made, you can adjust the display to produce either a high-level exam results for candidates or a skillset breakdown of each candidate by clicking the “Show Skillset Breakdown” box.*
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* This view can be used only by Organization Members or Organization Administrators set up as an “Owner” on the Exam Group. Although an Organization Administrator can give himself “Owner” rights for an existing Exam Group, an Organization Member must have such access given him or her by an Organization Administrator. Organization Members can be given access as an “Owner” on the View Exam Group page.
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