What in the World is NCARB doing?!
I have taken a few ARE exams and have one approaching in February. But I have just been informed that even if you are taking an exam at a Testing Center, you can no longer review your answers after a break. What is the purpose of this change?
We all know the benefits of breaks and the importance of checking your answers, but NCARB said, "to hell with that", and removes that option from an exam that is critical in our career. Is the purpose of the exam to pass or be played with?
Apologize if this comes off as a mild rant. I honestly held back lol.
Good luck to all and NCARB please stop playing with people's money and time.
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Hi Kenneth,
The change was made in order to create the same testing rules both for the in-person and online-proctored exams, since everyone now during the break can have access to study materials and cell phones.
The break time extension has been extended (which I am so thankful for because 15 minutes were stressful to manage with the check out and check in process!), and you can take as many breaks you want within that time frame, and are not limited to just one break.
This changes testing strategies for sure, but it's still possible to budget time to check un-answered questions before taking the break. You can think of dividing the exam in sections and focusing on a section at a time on each side of a break.
There is hope :)
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It doesn't matter how many breaks you take, you can't go back as Kenneth mention. I was also disappointed with this change because I prefer to go in-person, so that I do have to deal with the online setup. Sometimes a step away from the screen allows you to clear your mind and come back to questions you wanted to re-check later.
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