is there a cut score?

[DVINNY]

I am thinking that there will not be much of a scale on this one and that the cut score will be around 56.

I am crossing my fingers that I got a 56.

 

[Road Guy]

me too,

Is the cut score the same regardless of what afternoon test you took?

 

[DVINNY]

I figure it's different between the PM sections

 

[EL Nica PE]

More lile 62/80

"It's a [SIZE=14pt]Sicilian[/SIZE] message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."

 

[DVINNY]

Lucca Brazzi is the name of my female's father (Cane Corso - dog)

She make "dem swim wit da feeshes"

 

[Brimstone]

More lile 62/80

How would you know? You didn't even take WR in the afternoon? B)

Seriously, though, I don't understand why I keep seeing those that are saying the cut score would be greater than 56/80. Don't get me wrong -- I know how ELSES or whoever would normalize the score, but I don't see how the minimum passing score would go above 70%.

If the minimum score is normalized above 70%, then why would such an "easy" test be given only to increase the minimum passing score higher than 70%.

My feeling is if you got 56 out of 80 problems correct, then you passed, regardless of the afternoon discipline you chose.

Am I wrong in my thinking?

 

[EL Nica PE]

There is not such thing as discipline specific grading curve... :suicide:

 

[NSEARCH]

There is not such thing as discipline specific grading curve... :suicide:

I'd have to agree with El Nica. It takes them 6 weeks to come up with one cut score. Imagine how long it would take them to come up with 5 different ones :suicide:

 

[JoeysVee]

There is not such thing as discipline specific grading curve... :suicide:

I'd have to agree with El Nica. It takes them 6 weeks to come up with one cut score. Imagine how long it would take them to come up with 5 different ones :suicide:

I just hope the ME cut score is low. That's my only hope. I really thought I wasn't going to have a problem. The last two weeks of studying I really turned in on...I was staying up till 4 and 5 AM studying. :suicide: :suicide: :suicide:

 

[SCPE]

CERM 9th Ed.

Page xxvi

Lines 5-10

" Nothing in the Modified anghoff method ensures that the cut score will be the same in all depth modules. Thus, each depth module may have a different cut score. ..............Accordingly, the passing rate is different for each depth module."

 

[JoeysVee]

I always thought each depth section had a different cut score as this would be the only fair way. I'm guessing this is one reason it does take so long...

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[Ugly Kid Joe]

:google:

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Well, it's been one whole week since the dreaded day. Seems like it was months ago.

This means only 9-11 more weeks until we get our scores. Ugh.

 

[JoeysVee]

9-11 even that number sounds bad!

 

[SCPE]

The way I see it is the take to top %60 percent scores and pass them regardless of discipline. Statistics show that about 60% of first time taker pass. If you were smarter than 40 out f 100 people, than you passed.

 

[rleon82]

I hope you are correct SCPE. I am still fuming about the first question on the afternoon WR exam. Why would the exam ask you neglect that one fact. I could not solve the problem without solving for that first item. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

 

[SCPE]

To elborate on my previous post, take the top 60 scores out of 100 for each discipline and pass them. The only thing that throws a wrench in my theory is the repeat takers and how they play into it.

 

[JoeysVee]

I think the mechanical will be much lower than 56...it was really difficult and that?s from all the guys I was talking too after the exam.

Just as a reminder...we can't discuss specific problems or answers on this board. I'm afraid if we do our license will be in jeopardy. Thanks for understanding.

 

[ILvTigers]

I checked the NCEES website and they say there is no curve. Isn't a cut score just like a curve? If there is a cut score, what do you think it will be for transpo?

Thanks

 

[Road Guy]

I guess it depends on whether or not the "Cut score" is calculated prior to the test or after, if it is after, then It is a "curve" my lawyer friends tell me that if engineers didnt get graded on the curve they wouldnt make as much money...

I also took the transportation and will be happy with the lowest cut score ever granted :cig:

And welcome to the forum...