Hello All,
I became a member of the site a little while ago, but this is my first time posting. I'm very grateful for the post people have shared and I am rooting for each one of you as you take your exams. I wish I had read some of the posts sooner, I would have been better prepared for my FAR exam which I took today (I am using Becker, MC was alright but the Sims are what got me for sure!). Sure enough the advice given by those on here is very true and should be considered when preparing for an exam, so thank you all.
As a contribution I would like to share what I have recently learned about scoring from the AICPA so I am pasting it below:
We will answer your questions in the order that you presented them.
1. Unless specifically indicated, it does not matter what order your responses are entered as long as you have the proper corresponding debits and credits with each entry and/or they are placed in the correct cell range.
2.In the tabs that contain more cells, or boxes, than are required to respond to the questions, you should leave the unused cells blank unless the directions specifically tell you otherwise.
3. In the Research tab, all the boxes have to be correctly entered in order to receive credit for that task.
4. Scores on the multiple-choice and simulation portions of the exam are calculated using formulas that take into account not only whether the question was answered correctly or incorrectly, but also statistical characteristics of the questions themselves.There are three statistics used to describe the questions: Difficulty – whether the question is easier or harder for candidates, Discrimination – how well the question differentiates between more able and less able candidates, and Guessing – the likelihood of candidates answering the question correctly just by guessing.
5. The entire CPA exam is graded by computer. Each response is calculated in the scoring process.
We hope we have answered all your scoring concerns. The best advice we can give you is to study for the exam and answer all the questions to the best of your ability.
Sincerely,
Examinations Team
AICPA
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