Re: Fwd: Breaking News PMI Changes Passing Score to 106/175 or 61%

Pessoal,

Afinal, qual e o SCORE para a aprovação na prova, foi alterado para 
61%?

At.

Rodolfo Suhett Martins

--- Em sig-pmbok@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Rogério Chaves Pires 
<rogerio_chaves@xxxx> escreveu
> Devemos tomar cuidado!!!
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>   Essa notícia é oficial?
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>   Nao recebí nenhum e-mail/notiificacao do PMI.
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>   Att, Rogério Chaves, PMP
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> Néstor Fabián Delisa <nestordelisa@xxxx> escreveu:
>   Para quem estiver interessado, recibi um e-mail com o texto que 
diz que
> o PMI alterou as regras de pontuação do exame PMP.
> 
> Agora é 61% ou mais para passar. Segue texto original abaixo.
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> Atc.
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> --
> Néstor Fabián Delisa*, MBA, PMP*
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> 
> Additional information regarding
> the PMP(r) Examination
> 30 November 2005
> As we have previously informed you, PMI has been actively 
collecting test
> scores and results on each question of the new Project Management
> Professional (PMP(r)) exam from over 800 candidates since its 
release on 30
> September 2005. Now that PMI has captured sufficient data, we can 
perform a
> psychometric analysis that is statistically reliable from which to 
make
> conclusions about the performance of questions as well as candidate
> performance.
> Before offering the new examination, PMI assembled a group of 
volunteers to
> help establish the passing score. Using a method known as 
the "Modified
> Angoff Technique" (a proven exam development method), a group of 
global PMPs
> in the summer of 2005 assessed each test question and independently
> evaluated the questions to determine their difficulty level. Their 
responses
> were then sent to PMI's psychometric (exam development) experts and
> averaged. From that information, PMI's psychometricians recommended 
that PMI
> adopt a passing point of 81 percent (141 correct questions).
> After the examination was introduced, PMI monitored candidate 
performance to
> verify the validity of the passing score. In addition to its 
analysis of the
> actual test results from over 800 candidates, PMI sought review by 
an
> additional volunteer team. After performing a statistical analysis 
of the
> additional data, PMI and its independent psychometricians were able 
to make
> conclusions about the performance of questions as well as candidate
> performance. This second review, initiated by PMI as part of 
standard exam
> development procedure, indicated that the passing score should be 
adjusted.
> Accordingly, PMI revised the passing score for the exam to *61 
percent (106
> correct questions).* PMI then applied the new passing score to all
> examinations taken since 30 September 2005 by candidates who sat 
for the new
> exam. PMI is in the process of updating the candidates' records.
> While we remain extremely sensitive to candidate and trainer 
concerns about
> such a change in the passing score, these considerations must be 
weighed in
> context of the overall purpose of the exam: to provide a consistent 
global
> standard that all practitioners must meet to ensure the credential 
is
> awarded to qualified individuals. We need to ensure that candidates 
who do
> not meet the knowledge and experience criteria do not receive the 
credential
> but more importantly, we do not want candidates that are qualified 
to be
> prevented from receiving the credential because the exam presents 
such a
> strenuous challenge to the test taker.
> The steps PMI is taking include:
> 
> - Candidates who were not successful on the new exam have had their
> test re-scored using the adjusted passing score.
> - Where the result of this review determined that the candidate's
> score is above the adjusted passing score, he or she is awarded the
> credential and notified through a communication.
> - Candidates who were granted the PMP Credential will be mailed 
their
> new PMP packages and will have their names added to the online PMP 
registry
> within 8 weeks.
> - Candidates who still have a failing grade after having their test
> re-scored are advised through a communication and are encouraged to 
re-take
> the test.
> - Candidates, regardless of whether they have passed or failed,
> received a communication from PMI advising them of their revised 
status.
> - Prometric has taken steps to adjust the passing score so that
> candidates who are scheduled to test will be scored against the 
revised
> passing score. The complete global deployment of the change in 
passing score
> at all Prometric sites will take place between 15 December and 30 
December.
> - Candidates testing between now and the December deployment will 
have
> their test score evaluated by PMI and will receive a communication 
as
> outlined above.
> 
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