Prosoft Drops CIW Foundation Section Scoring, Ups Pass Rate
4/20/2001 -- ProsoftTraining.com announced recently through its Web site that it has changed
the way it will score its Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Foundation exam
(1D0-410).
Previously, candidates had to achieve a miminum score in each of the exam's
three sections, and acheive an overall score of 75 percent or better. The minimum
score requirements for the sections have now been completely dropped, and Prosoft
has raised the overall pass rate to 80 percent.
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Prosoft did not give a reason for the change on its Web site, and our request
for comment on this story was not returned by press time. However, Warren Wryostek,
a CIW trainer, said that the change may have been driven by test takers who
felt the previous scoring system was unfair. "Before, you'd have students
who'd score 85 or 90 percent overall, but fail because they missed one too many
questions in the HTML section," he explained. "This is fantastic news
[for candidates]."
The Foundation exam is the base exam for Prosoft's CIW certification program.
By passing this exam, candidates can become CIW Associates and/or go on to tackle
the program's professional- and master-level certification tracks.
For more information on the CIW program, click here.
-B.N.
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4/24/01: Tracey says:
I received an email from Prosoft saying they changed it back to 75%. Here is the emal that I received from them:
Foundations Update-
In a previous email I had specified that the passing score for the Foundations exam was 80%. Due to the amount of feedback we received from students, we have decided to lower the bar to a passing grade of 75% with no section scoring. This updated Foundations exam is now available at authorized VUE and Prometric testing centers worldwide. This scoring change has already been posted to the Web site.
4/24/01: Becky says:
Wow! That was fast -- they just announced the change last week. Must have been pretty strong reaction. Thanks for the heads up, Tracey. BTW -- any opinions out there on this? If you're one of the ones who complained, let us know why! If you think it should have stayed at 80, let us know that too.
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