Where did the questions come from on the proctored exam?
The questions on the proctored exam come from many places. The general membership provides the bulk of the questions. Periodically, NACVA contracts with experienced (5 years or more in valuation practice) valuers to read a resource and generate multiple choice questions. Questions also come from The Value Examiner authors. Once the questions are received by NACVA, two contracted exam Q&A consultants gather them together, and with their team of 20+ subject matter experts (SME), review each question. Each question must be documented—where, if readily identifiable, is the concept discussed in the literature, do the multiple choice responses reflect enough difference so there is one correct choice, is the answer clear and correct, where does the question fit within the Body of Knowledge, etc.? After the Exam Development Team has completed its work, the new questions go to the Valuation Credentialing Board (VCB) for approval and potential inclusion into the Exam Database. The VCB accepts or
