I heard that some CIW exams include “beta items.” What are beta items, and will they affect my chances of passing the exam?
Beta items are additional unscored items, or questions, that appear on an exam for the purpose of testing the items’ performance and validity. CIW and other certification programs routinely rotate beta items into live exams to gather statistics and refresh the item pool. Items that perform well are validated and added to the exam’s valid item pool. This practice is called “item seeding,” and it allows certification programs to continually improve their exams and offer customers a more comprehensive and valuable certification. CIW can add unscored beta items to any live exam at any time without prior notice. Beta items do not affect your score on a CIW exam. Beta items appear randomly and are unscored, so they present no distraction from the exam or the grading percentage. Further, candidates are given extra time to complete exams that include unscored beta items.
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