Are pretest questions predetermined?

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  • #190405
    OnMyWay732
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    Hey,

    Just wondering if anyone has a definitive answer to this? Do they know which questions will be pretest before the exams are given, or is it based on how many people got them wrong once they go through it?

    Thanks

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    juuustin
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    They wouldn't be pre-test questions if they weren't pre-determined. Pre-test questions are new questions that the AICPA has developed and the insert them into the test to determine their difficulty, fairness, etc. Operational questions are the ones that are scored and they all started their lives as pre-test questions.

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    #621310
    juuustin
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    They wouldn't be pre-test questions if they weren't pre-determined. Pre-test questions are new questions that the AICPA has developed and the insert them into the test to determine their difficulty, fairness, etc. Operational questions are the ones that are scored and they all started their lives as pre-test questions.

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    #620311
    OnMyWay732
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    That makes sense lol…

    I'm jsut driving myself crazy. There's a few “simple question” that I just didn't know because it was one line of one paragraph on one page of the study material…so I'm convinced I didn't pass and looking to find ways to make myself feel better

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    #621311
    OnMyWay732
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    That makes sense lol…

    I'm jsut driving myself crazy. There's a few “simple question” that I just didn't know because it was one line of one paragraph on one page of the study material…so I'm convinced I didn't pass and looking to find ways to make myself feel better

    AUD - July 2014 - 76
    REG - August 2014 - 82
    FAR - November 2014 - 78
    BEC - January 2015 - 81

    DONE!!!!

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    "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you're hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"

    #620312
    juuustin
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    No worries. At first, I was under the impression that all the “pre-test” questions would be inherently more difficult than the others, but judging by the AICPA's literature, it states that every counted question much go through pre-testing. That means that even the easiest questions are pre-tested at some point so there is a chance those “simple questions” are also pre-test!

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    #621312
    juuustin
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    No worries. At first, I was under the impression that all the “pre-test” questions would be inherently more difficult than the others, but judging by the AICPA's literature, it states that every counted question much go through pre-testing. That means that even the easiest questions are pre-tested at some point so there is a chance those “simple questions” are also pre-test!

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    #620313
    OnMyWay732
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    That's actually a good point. Thanks…I am praying I showed them I know 75% of the material and I can just get at least that 75 and have only BEC left. I am going to be going crazy for the next 2 weeks

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    "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you're hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"

    #621313
    OnMyWay732
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    That's actually a good point. Thanks…I am praying I showed them I know 75% of the material and I can just get at least that 75 and have only BEC left. I am going to be going crazy for the next 2 weeks

    AUD - July 2014 - 76
    REG - August 2014 - 82
    FAR - November 2014 - 78
    BEC - January 2015 - 81

    DONE!!!!

    Used Becker online. Who needs a text when you can burn your eyes out staring at the screen for months on end?

    "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you're hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"

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