Hi brav
I am not associated with C&G but with a different board, so cannot give you any information on C&G 2391, but for the board that I am a consultant chief examiner for. I would hope that our Inspection and Test questions are written clearly enough for learners to understand. There is a rigorous system of quality control to ensure that the question writers' questions are fit for purpose and no errors occur. Misleading is a harsh word to use for an exam paper, one may say same for BS 7671, that book provides hours of entrertainment on here and probably in every college staff room in the country. I would also guess that where available the final weeks of any course are based around question answering and becomming familiar with the "housestlyle" of the board. All exam boards have their criteria for setting what is required for a pass or fail. I am sure that colleges would know what this is for any particular board and your lecturers would be the best way to get information if it is available. If you have access to the chief examiners report, which for 2391 I have provided a link to in a previous post in this thread, you will see what the main areas are of misunderstanding when papers are answered. At level 3 my personal view is that understanding is what is being tested, rather than test of memory, and sometimes wonder if learners have the experience in inspection and test prior to taking this exam. A quick research on learners success with AM2 is probably going to result in the same conclusion.
Kind Regards
JohnC
I am not associated with C&G but with a different board, so cannot give you any information on C&G 2391, but for the board that I am a consultant chief examiner for. I would hope that our Inspection and Test questions are written clearly enough for learners to understand. There is a rigorous system of quality control to ensure that the question writers' questions are fit for purpose and no errors occur. Misleading is a harsh word to use for an exam paper, one may say same for BS 7671, that book provides hours of entrertainment on here and probably in every college staff room in the country. I would also guess that where available the final weeks of any course are based around question answering and becomming familiar with the "housestlyle" of the board. All exam boards have their criteria for setting what is required for a pass or fail. I am sure that colleges would know what this is for any particular board and your lecturers would be the best way to get information if it is available. If you have access to the chief examiners report, which for 2391 I have provided a link to in a previous post in this thread, you will see what the main areas are of misunderstanding when papers are answered. At level 3 my personal view is that understanding is what is being tested, rather than test of memory, and sometimes wonder if learners have the experience in inspection and test prior to taking this exam. A quick research on learners success with AM2 is probably going to result in the same conclusion.
Kind Regards
JohnC
