Does the CPA test attack your weak areas based on how ur answering ur questions?

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  • November 23, 2014 at 12:42 am #190298
    Anonymous
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    Will I get a bunch of cost basis and calculation questions because I suck at them?

    I take reg Tuesday.

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  • November 23, 2014 at 1:16 am #619824
    mla1169
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    The official word is if you're not doing well in the first testlet, the second gets easier and if you do well in the first the second gets harder. Third is always medium and SIMS are predetermined.

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    November 23, 2014 at 1:37 am #619825
    Anonymous
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    But it doesnt target areas?

    November 23, 2014 at 1:38 am #619826
    mla1169
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    Nope

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    November 23, 2014 at 1:38 am #619827
    Anonymous
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    I've never seen any evidence that it targets weak or strong areas. The testlets are pre-set and in theory are randomly selected from a pool of “hard” or “medium” based on the prior score, but I haven't seen any evidence that it selects topics based on prior performance on those topics. It can feel like it because you see your weak topics a lot, but I didn't see it targeting those areas due to performance on a prior section.

    November 23, 2014 at 1:39 am #619828
    Anonymous
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    If the test was smart like that, it wouldn't give you repeat questions in later testlets.

    November 23, 2014 at 1:40 am #619829
    Anonymous
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    AICPA is sadistic. But not that sadistic.

    November 23, 2014 at 2:41 pm #619830
    nolifecpa
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    If you want a topic to be on the exam, don't study that topic

    I've found this to be true everytime. Lol

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    DONE

    November 23, 2014 at 6:03 pm #619831
    JamesBJames
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    I've never heard of the test actively targeting weak areas based on your answers.

    You can get “medium” or “hard” second / third testlets based on your responses, but as @Lilla said above, I'm pretty sure they get pulled from a test bank. That would probably explain why some people have gotten duplicate questions during an exam.

    There were a couple of times where I felt like the tests were attacking my weak areas, but there were just as many times where I was given a string of questions on a topic I knew very well.

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