Those who passed - cut score?

[SHKitUP]

I'd agree with jd73. I took the CE Trans (wouldn't have said a word about it until I found out I passed) and felt fairly strong about the morning session - I'd say maybe even 35/40, but I'd felt like maybe 20 to 25/40 on the afternoon.

I WILL TELL YOU LIKE IT IS.

THE CUT SCORE IS AROUND 47 BELIEVE IT OR NOT. TAKE THE TEST AGAIN AND LEARN FROM WHAT YOU DID BEFORE. YOU CAN DO IT!

 

[jascia1919]

I feel it is a little bit low. I would think between 50 and 55.

I WILL TELL YOU LIKE IT IS.
THE CUT SCORE IS AROUND 47 BELIEVE IT OR NOT. TAKE THE TEST AGAIN AND LEARN FROM WHAT YOU DID BEFORE. YOU CAN DO IT!

 

[ColoradoME]

I feel it is a little bit low. I would think between 50 and 55.

I was under the impression you don't get a score even if you fail so how can you tell what the cut score is? Are there some states that actually give you the number correct on your diagnostic report if you fail? That would be the only way of really knowing.

 

[mgoose77]

Yep. Apparently TX gives you the score either way. Crazy, eh?

 

[NCcarguy]

It's higher than 47, I've reached the 50 mark on one of my failures, and 49 twice. I think you need to be thinking 55! :woot:

 

[Dark Knight]

The cut score is at the end of this segment of your letter

Examination Status: PASS

Nothing less...nothing more

 

[mwhayden]

It's higher than 47, I've reached the 50 mark on one of my failures, and 49 twice. I think you need to be thinking 55! :Locolaugh:

I'm hoping for closer to 47

 

[WR/ENV_Instructor]

I swear I am going to ban all cut score threads in the future.

Agreed! Moot questions and replies. Just do your best!

 

[ccollet]

i thought that there was a thread for the fall exam that all the people that didn't pass (including me) posted there # that they got right based on their diagostic report. I thought the highest number was 55 that someone got correct and still didn't pass, i figured that i got a 48/80 and failed.

kinda works out because 56/80 = 70 %

 

[WR/ENV_Instructor]

i thought that there was a thread for the fall exam that all the people that didn't pass (including me) posted there # that they got right based on their diagostic report. I thought the highest number was 55 that someone got correct and still didn't pass, i figured that i got a 48/80 and failed.
kinda works out because 56/80 = 70 %

CCollet - I follow your line of logic but remember NCEES throws out certain questions, reuses old question, etc. I assume the diagnostic reports sent out are weighted after NCEES works their magic. I doubt there is ever a test administered that all 80 questions are retained. Therefore, the passing cut score is test specific and only NCEES knows what that number is.

 

[vmi2000]

I'm not sure what the cut score will be this time, last October I didn't have any luck, had a 69 after evaluating the diagnostic report I had 52/80 correct. Good Luck, I'm still waiting on my results.

 

[Road Guy]

We broke it down last exam (with multiple people posting their failing diagnostics) I want to say that no one who failed got higher than a 52?

I cant recall that thread, but it was for civil.

If enough people who don’t pass post their honest diagnostic score we could determine the cut score (pretty close anyways) after each exam.

 

[kimnsc]

I'll start the diagnostics info because I am trying to determine whether or not to take the STR I (AGAIN...will be third time) or CE/SE. I'm in SC so CE/SE will do. I'm just not interested in studying the wide range of sub-disciplines for the general AM portion of the Civil exam. So here goes...17 (that's sad), 33, 44, 50, 50, 43, 23, 43, 14, and 13. (All percentages and straight down the "knowledge areas" listed). As I estimate, I scored a 34. If I have to more than double that to pass, I'm out...

 

[Farmboy491]

I made it! Whew!. Geotechnical Breadth. I was confident regarding am, not so well pm.

 

[grover]

i thought that there was a thread for the fall exam that all the people that didn't pass (including me) posted there # that they got right based on their diagostic report. I thought the highest number was 55 that someone got correct and still didn't pass, i figured that i got a 48/80 and failed.
kinda works out because 56/80 = 70 %

That's about what I'd calculated, too, based on how I *thought* I did, a 25% chance of getting lucky on the guesses and my reported scaled score. (VA reported passing scaled scores last year)

 

[Guest]

CLASSIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :15: :Locolaugh: :Locolaugh: :Locolaugh:

JR

 

[lev280]

For all who are trying to determine the cut score. Here (attached PDF file) is a little description on the "Angoff modified Technique" from the Professional Traffic Operations Engineers website. I believe this same approach is used by the NCEES to come up with the cut score.

Here is a little excerpt from this desription. “The Angoff Modified Technique relies on a panel of content experts who judge each item on the test against the criterion ‘What is the probability that a minimally qualified candidate will answer this question correctly?’ The pooled average of these probabilities is multiplied by the number of questions to arrive at a ‘minimally acceptable’ score by a statistical factor for testing error and examination of the distribution of scores in the immediate vicinity of the tentative passing point to give the benefit of the doubt to candidates who score just below the tentative level”

 

[Farmboy491]

CLASSIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Locolaugh: :Locolaugh: :Locolaugh: :Locolaugh:
JR

Guess I missed it.