RE: Passing score 70-210
 

I sent an e-mail to mcp-help the following is the reply i recieved, the news group postings sound crazy to me. my 70-21
score report said passing score 700 2weeks ago

Thank you for your e-mail regarding passing scores

We understand your concerns in this matter. There is truth to your inquiry
however, by the end of September, 2003, most exams, not all, will have the ne
score report format which includes this numerical score. Microsoft has worke
with customers and testing industry experts to create an exam scale that woul
be consistent across all exams. The new scale requires a minimum passing scor
of 700 on all exams. Customers will also be provided with a bar graph for eac
skills section of the exam. The length of the bar indicates how strong th
examinee performed for each skills section of the exam. These results will hel
all examinees determine areas where they have strengths and areas where the
need improvement. The skills sections listed on the score report correspond t
those listed in the skills matrix provided in the Exam Preparation guide

While MCP exams will now provide feedback on areas where examinees nee
development, MCP exams are not designed to provide detailed feedback. Microsof
encourages candidates to use practice tests from Microsoft Certified Practic
Test Providers (PTPs) as diagnostic tools to identify strengths and weaknesse
before attempting MCP exam

If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know. Thank you fo
contacting Microsoft

Vincen
MCPHelp@microsoft.co
http://www.microsoft.com/traincer

RE: Passing score 70-210
 

"=?Utf-8?B?ZGF2ZQ==?=" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:A4CE6209-B0F4-4FD6-8155-91AB1244AACF@microsoft.com:

>
> I sent an e-mail to mcp-help the following is the reply i recieved,
> the news group postings sound crazy to me. my 70-210 score report said
> passing score 700 2weeks ago.

what exactly sounded crazy?

> While MCP exams will now provide feedback on areas where examinees need
> development, MCP exams are not designed to provide detailed feedback.

this is the most important improvment to MS's testing in quiet some time
IMHO. The pass/fail system gave absolutely no feedback and while these
tests should not give too much feedback to keep exams secure, the new
format at least shows areas for improvement

--
Neil MCNGP #30
"you'd do what, to who, for how many biscuits?"