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CAS no longer releasing exams & implications

October 7th, 2020

Hi everyone,

The CAS just posted a notable announcement that they will no longer release exam questions or solutions starting with the Fall 2020 exam sitting. The benefits of this are outlined in their article, but I’ll just mention a few reminders here:

  • You are no longer allowed to discuss the specifics of exam questions or solutions after taking your exam EVER. This is because the CAS plans to start reusing questions for future exam sittings. This is definitely a big cultural change, as previously it had been common for students to discuss questions and solutions after the designated time window had passed.
  • If an exam question appears to be ambiguous or defective, you can now use the comment functionality directly in the Pearson Vue application while taking your exam to note this, and this will be submitted to the CAS along with your exam. Note that commenting does not stop the clock on your exam, so I’d recommend doing this after completing the rest of your exam. There will also still be a post-exam survey, and you could mention ambiguous/defective questions in your survey responses instead of doing it during the timed exam.
  • Since the exam questions and solutions will no longer be released, there will be no more appeals process for students to appeal their solutions as valid. There will be a scoring verification request for a $50 fee, but this will only confirm that your scores were recorded, and will not result a re-grading of your exam in any way.
  • I will obviously no longer be posting solutions to new exam questions as the questions will no longer be publicly released. I will also not be able to answer questions that are directly about exam questions from Fall 2020 or later. However, I am always willing to help you better understand the syllabus material by answering questions about the specifics of syllabus material that may or may not have appeared on exam questions or that may appear on future exams.

Thanks,

Josh

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