Introduction

2. Introduction Relax and do not rush when taking the pretest. The purpose is to determine your strengths and weaknesses in the study subjects, not to produce a score. Do not time yourself. This test is designed to determine basic knowledge without intimidation. This also allows you to take the pretest in more than one sitting.

3. Pretest, cont’d. Pretest Analysis ■ Helps you determine which topics you need to study more or study less and how much study time you need ■ Has four steps and takes approximately 15 minutes

4. Pretest, cont’d. Analysis Step 1 Go back to each question in the pretest. Put a check mark by the answer if: ■Your answer was incorrect. ■ Your answer was correct but you were unsure or you required more than 45 seconds to decide on an answer.

5. Pretest, cont’d. Analysis Step 2 Each answer on the pretest has a subject that corresponds to one of the subjects in Table 2-1, for the CMA (AAMA) and RMA (AMT) exams, or Table 2-2, for the CMAS (AMT) exams: ■ Count the total check marks for each subject. ■ Place the total number of check marks for each subject in the corresponding box on the appropriate table for your exam ■ If you have no check marks for a subject, place a zero in the square.

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8. Pretest, cont’d. Analysis Step 3 Estimate your needed study time this way: ■0 or 1 in the box suggests reasonable knowledge of the topic, minimum 1 hour per subject; write “1” on the line “suggested study time __ hr” ■ 2 in the box suggests partial knowledge of the topic, minimum 2 hours per subject; write “2” on the line “suggested study time __ hr” ■ 3 or higher in the box suggests limited knowledge of the topic, minimum 3 hours per subject; write “3” on the line “suggested study time __ hr”

9. Pretest, cont’d. Analysis Step 4 Estimate your needed study time this way: ■Now count all the suggested study hours and place the total in Table 2-3. ■ Add all hours in Table 2-3.