What is a computer adaptive test?                                                              1.17.08

 

A computer adaptive test such as the GMAT is a computer administered test

that changes the level of the every question based on your performance in the

previous question.

 

For example: if you answer correctly a certain GMAT question, a more difficult

questions should follow. If, however, you answered a certain question wrong,

an easier question should follow.

 

On the GMAT, there is also an importance to the location of your errors. On the GMAT,

early questions are more important than later ones. If you made a mistake on

one of the first 5 questions, it would be harder for you to correct the drop in level

than in case you made your first mistake after the 10th question.

 

Adaptive exams are considered to be advanced testing methods although they raise

a lot of opposition. Some opposers of the adaptive testing method claim that

it is unfair for some people who have a hard time excelling them although

they might reach very high scores if tested on paper.

 

Computer adaptive test will probably continue to be the future of testing in the following

decade. It will be interesting to watch it develop in the next few years.

 

 

GMAT flashcards                                                                                      12.15.07

 

Many students are using self-made flash cards to study for exams in which

they are asked to memorize a large quantity of small details.

 

For example, when preparing for the GMAT, GRE, SAT, LSAT and similar standardized

tests, many students prepare a common vocabulary list. Or, students prepare

a personal GMAT formulae page containing all the math review necessary to

prepare for the exam.

 

The use of flash cards allows our memory to digest a lot of small details and math

formulas that we would otherwise soon forget.

 

In order to prepare your flashcards, make a list of all the rules, vocabulary and

formulas you want to remember. Buy a bunch of empty cards, write down up to 10

details per card. Now start to go over a few flashcards every day and try to mark what

you already know well and what you need to go over again. Repeat this process until

the day before your exam.

 

Bare in mind that many companies are now offering flash cards to buy online. Some

companies offer GMAT or GRE flash cards in their software or other preparations

solutions. Some even offer them for free when you buy their preparation solution.

 

MBA computer simulations                                                                         11.23.07

 

Today's MBA students have grown so used to computers and computer

simulations that even top business schools are considering a replacement

of the commonly used method of "case study" by online computer games.

 

Read the full article on business week:

 

Computer simulations are a common solution that helps people prepare for

computerized standardized exams worldwide. Although classroom experience is still

the most common test preparation solution to prepare for computerized exams

such as the GMAT and GRE, more and more students are turning to the use of

relatively cheap, high quality software available online, to complete their full

practice of these exams.

Most computer simulations are especially designed to closely simulate

the actual GMAT or GRE exam thus giving the test taker an experience very close

to the one he will have on the actual GMAT or GRE exam.

 

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