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Re: Messed up AC today!
Posted by Janet on 5/04/08

    Are you sure PROMETRIC is offering and charging candidates who
    want to practice?

    IMHO, it is highway robbery for PROMETRIC to charge candidates
    $30.00 to access a hands-on tutorial...is it $30 for unlimited
    use? Or $30.00 for a one-time shot?

    I am really angered about this! It costs candidates upwards
    of $3,000 to pursue this process and for PROMETRIC to charge
    an extra $30.00 is unconscionable!

    http://www.nbpts.org/tutorial/index.html

    This is the link to the PowerPoint slide show...be sure to
    look at it carefully BEFORE you go to the AC. On or about the
    6th slide, you'll begin to see what your computer screen will
    look like as you begin testing...3 screens--the prompt
    questions to which you are to respond will come up in the
    upper right hand screen (there will be anywhere from 3-6
    different questions as you continue to hit the NEXT button).
    The scenarios, topics, etc., will be in the upper left hand
    screen--be prepared to scroll to see it all. You type your
    responses on the lower wide screen.

    Notice the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons. If you choose PREVIOUS,
    it will automatically take you back to that particular
    question AND answer screen. If you move on to the NEXT
    screen, you'll be taken to the next question and answer screen
    for that AC exercise.

    Pay close attention to slide #13...STAY AWAY FROM QUIT-always
    choose RETURN TO WHERE I WAS. Once you hit QUIT, you cannot
    go back to that assessment.

    Slide 16 shows you what you HAVE responded to and what you
    have NOT responded to.

    STAY AWAY from the PROCEED button unless you are 110% sure you
    have finished answering every single prompt question for that
    particular AC exercise. PROCEED is like EXIT...there is NO
    RETURN!

    On the SURVEY at the end, if you have a chance to type in
    anything, please request that the hands-on tutorial be
    restored on the NBPTS website.

    When you arrive at the AC, take time to look closely at the
    TUTORIAL. The more you know about the technology, the more
    you'll be able to concentrate on your prompt questions and
    content.

    Good luck everyone!

    On 5/04/08, Beth wrote:
    >
    >
    > Tracy:
    > You poor thing. How awful of you to go through this. I do
    > want to thank you for being thoughtful and posting this for
    > those of us who didn't yet take the test.
    > You would think a scroll prompt window- would- HELLO- offer
    > all of the prompt questions in it.
    > After you clicked on the next button to get additional
    prompt
    > questions- where were the questions? In the prompt box?
    > thanks again for alerting us.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > On 5/02/08, Tracy Lodge wrote:
    >> I just need some support! I took my EA/ELA assessment
    >> today, and after I was half-way through the test, I
    >> realized that I wasn't answering all of the prompts within
    >> each essay. Even though I followed the tutorial, it didn't
    >> really make sense to me that the prompt window didn't
    >> scroll down to reveal additional questions. It wasn't
    >> until I asked the assistant for help that I realized the
    >> NEXT button at the complete bottom of the screen was what
    >> I needed to click on to reveal the other questions. ARRGH!
    >> I filed a complaint at the assessment center, and I plan
    >> to follow-up with NBPTS immediately, but I just need
    >> someone to tell me I'm not a complete idiot. Did anyone
    >> else make the same mistake?

     
     

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