1 / 20

Computer-Based Testing for EMT Students

Computer-Based Testing for EMT Students. Vermont EMS and the National Registry of EMTs October 2006. Change is Coming. Computer-Based Testing (CBT) is new and will mean a number of changes for: students course coordinators Vermont EMS Office staff the National Registry.

valiant
Download Presentation

Computer-Based Testing for EMT Students

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Computer-Based Testing for EMT Students Vermont EMS and the National Registry of EMTs October 2006

  2. Change is Coming • Computer-Based Testing (CBT) is new and will mean a number of changes for: • students • course coordinators • Vermont EMS Office staff • the National Registry.

  3. Please be patient as we refine this new process. • Results for you: • next-day exam results • more flexible exam scheduling • quicker turnaround on NREMT cards • quicker turnaround on VT cards

  4. Registration • Results • How Computer-Adaptive Testing is Different for Students • Testing Sites and Fees • Pilot Test Results

  5. Registration • About a month before your course ends, you will create an account on the NREMT web site and complete an application for EMT-B certification.

  6. Registration • At the end of the course, your course coordinator will sign onto the site and verify you have completed the course

  7. Registration • The Vermont EMS Office will sign onto the NREMT web site and verify you: • are eligible for certification and • have passed the practical exam. • Only AFTER all these steps are completed will you receive a card from the NREMT.

  8. Registration • The NREMT will electronically provide VTEMS with the information from your application, speeding up your VT certification.

  9. Results • You will get your test results emailed to you the day after you take your test.

  10. Results • Instead of a numerical score, you will get one of three descriptions for the overall test and each section on the test: • above the standard • near the standard • below the standard

  11. Results • If you need to retest, you must wait 14 days.

  12. How Computer-Adaptive Testing is Different • Since the computer selects items based on how well you do, you should expect the exam to be difficult • EVEN IF YOU’RE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE CLASS

  13. How CAT is Different • Expect to feel challenged, even wrung-out after the exam. • THIS IS NORMAL.

  14. Testing Sites & Fees • Testing sites available in Vermont: • Pearson Testing Center, S Burlington • VT Police Academy, Pittsford • Testing sites available nearby: • Littleton, NH • Keene, NH • Concord, NH • Albany, NY area (3 sites)

  15. Testing Sites & Fees • Pearson Vue and NREMT charge $70 for someone to take the EMT-B exam. • VTEMS plans to pay for one attempt for each Vermont student. • A student will have to pay for any retest.

  16. Testing Sites & Fees • Pearson does not give refunds, so if you schedule a time and cannot make it, re-schedule. If you miss the appointment, you will have to pay for the next one.

  17. Pilot Test Results • Students didn’t know they were going to be challenged, so they felt bad after the test, ESPECIALLY THE BETTER STUDENTS. • Keep in mind: Toward the end of the exam, the vast majority get 50% of the questions right.

  18. Pilot Test Results • 394 students took pilot test in multiple states • EMT-B pass rate was 76.9% • Number of questions:

  19. Pilot Test Results • More than 95% of students who finished in minimum number of questions passed. • Average time on the EMT-B pilot test was 45 minutes. • The longest time was 110 min. • Maximum allowed time is 2 hours.

  20. Questions?

More Related