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From: TOP on 3 Nov 2005 06:01 That is an interesting comment. Back when I took it the scoring was manual. The proctor mentioned that the methods I used were quite unconventional (to him) but that they worked.
From: Kvick on 3 Nov 2005 06:58 John Eric Voltin wrote: > The computer scoring method is nice because it is so fast. When I took the > CSWP test, the proctor graded each test while we waited. In just a few > minutes, we had our scores. > > I will say that I doubt the computer scoring is perfect. On my test, the > computer scoring indicated that my models failed to provide certain > functionality although that functionality was definitely present. In fact, > the details that were scored as wrong were relatively simple tasks, not the > complex ones. Therefore, my confidence level on the incorrect details was > extermely high. I suspect that some of my methods did not match the > pre-defined methods the computer was searching for. Therefore, I submitted > a request for these details to be checked manually, but I never received a > response. > > Fortunately, I did pass the test so this was really an academic question. I > have always been curious about the accuracy of the scoring system. > Independent verification of the results would have been nice. > I got 400/400 from the Hands on part... 64/100 from the question. I tought that the questions were not related on how well you use SW as more like how well have you red the manual... anyhow it was still a good measurement of SW skills IMHO. -- -------------------- Arto Kvick, CSWP2005 www.finsw.net --------------------
From: Gil Alsberg on 3 Nov 2005 07:25 here, at my VAR in Israel the test costs 200 US$+ 16.5% VAT (not cheap!). at that high price one could expect that the SolidWorks guys or the VAR guys (for whoever of them is scoring the exam), could at least bother and employ someone who will score the test manually and in an intelligent way. but what can a frustrated examinee expect?! :-( "TOP" <kellnerp(a)cbd.net> wrote in message news:1131015706.113004.55540(a)g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > That is an interesting comment. Back when I took it the scoring was > manual. The proctor mentioned that the methods I used were quite > unconventional (to him) but that they worked. >
From: John Eric Voltin on 3 Nov 2005 08:14 > > I got 400/400 from the Hands on part... 64/100 from the question. I > tought that the questions were not related on how well you use SW as more > like how well have you red the manual... > > anyhow it was still a good measurement of SW skills IMHO. > > > > -- > -------------------- > Arto Kvick, CSWP2005 > www.finsw.net > -------------------- > I had a similar experience with the multiple choice questions. The relevance of some questions seemed quite minimal. I remember getting wrong things like changes in the name of certain functions from release to release. I suspect many of us don't have every name committed to memory although we can use the functions quite effectively. -- - John John Eric Voltin Mechanical Engineer Agile Technology 512-633-0394
From: Richard Doyle on 3 Nov 2005 10:21
I have taken and proctored the the exam, so I would like to share what I know (very little) and what I have observed. The written portion of the test is the "hardest" part. It's not so much that the questions are overly difficult, it's more a case of users not taking enough time with this portion of the test. The way the testing interface works, it's very easy to blast through and finish the (multiple choice) written portion in less than an hour. DON'T. Take your time, review each question thoroughly, and most important, review the answers before deciding on which one to choose. Even if you don't know the answer, giving it enough thought will allow you to make a better educated guess. The basic skills and even the advanced modeling aren't as difficult as the written portion. The most important thing is to follow the instructions as they appear in the handout. You might think you have a better way to model the examples given, and maybe you do, but the automatic grading software is looking for specific things and will deduct points if it finds otherwise. The handout will tell you what the grading software is looking for, exercise your model as it says and you can find errors before you submit the model. If the handout asks you to "repair" something, don't simply remodel the part. You'll get whacked for that too. Pick an advanced topic that you are familiar with. If you design a lot of sheet metal parts, do the sheet metal portion. Likewise, the top down assembly or advanced modeling. If you start to struggle early, you might consider bailing and moving to a different topic - you have that option. Be careful, no matter how well you do on the written and the basic skills portion, if you don't finish the advanced topic you probably will not pass the test. The grading software has been shown to be overwhelmingly more accurate than human grading, and provides results in a matter of minutes vs. days or weeks. You get to find out if you passed before you leave the building (in most cases). Look over the certification documents on the SolidWorks website, and try out the samples before you go for your test. http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/Training/CSWP.html Suggestions, comments, and other notes are welcome. Richard |