About Adaptive Testing In Brief The a-Plus Study Notes Quizzer exam software is designed to identify your personal areas of weakness relative to passing specific exam objectives.  Once this software determines just what those weaknesses are, it will force you to continually face them until you can demonstrate mastery over them.  Then it will find something else to haunt you with. To use this software successfully, follow these simple steps. 1)       Spend some time getting familiar with the program.  When you’re ready to settle down to work, clear the history (the button is on the main screen).  Do not clear the history again until all of the following steps have been completed. 2)       Take four (4) Adaptive Exams.  During this process, you have no choices.  The software is in control.  It is using its internal logic to determine your strengths and weaknesses on a topic-by-topic basis.  (Note: You don’t have to take all four at one sitting.) 3)       After the four Adaptive Exams, look at your Historical Analysis (the button is on the main screen).  This will give you a graphical presentation of how you have done cumulatively in each category.  Let this be your guide as to which subcategories to begin studying.  Start with your weakest and work your way up. 4)       Begin taking Study Sessions on selected topics.  Select the Category and Subcategories that you will be focusing on.  You have two primary goals in Study Session mode.  a)       See and answer every question on that topic at least once.  Keep in mind that any question answered incorrectly will be in the very next Study Session you take on that topic.  Once you are able to answer it correctly, it will get shuffled to the bottom of the deck.  When you have cycled through available questions, correctly answered questions will begin to reappear. b)       Achieve a minimum score of at least 85% on each and every subcategory topic before moving on to the Simulated Exam.  If you want to bounce around a little between subcategories a little, that’s okay.  The program will remember where you left off.  However, it’s important that you don’t cheat yourself on this step. 5)       Take the Simulated Exam.  This option simulates the real exam with a three hour Morning Session, a 90 minute break, and a three hour Afternoon Session. Don’t be too disappointed if you don’t pass our exam the first time.  The software has been gaining knowledge about your weaknesses and has just done everything in its power to make you fail this exam.  Aren’t you glad that wasn’t the real thing? 6)       Clear your history once a month and repeat the above steps several more times.  That’s right… several more times.  But now, achieve a minimum of 80% to 100% respectfully on each Adaptive pass through before taking the Simulated Exam.  You will find that the number of Study Sessions and the amount of time necessary to achieve these scores will get smaller.  The better you know the material, the quicker the whole process becomes. The rest of this document goes into more detail on using specific features of the a-Plus Study Notes Quizzer software.  Spend some time getting to know this program.  It has helped thousands of people achieve their certification goals.  It can do the same for you. The Adaptive Exam Adaptive testing is a time saving option used to identify the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. Before using Adaptive testing, clear historical Analysis.  Before you learn about your subject using the Quizzer Study Sessions, you should take the four Adaptive exams. This exam style does not simulate all of the exam environments that are found on certification exams. You cannot choose specific subcategories for the Adaptive exam and once a question has been answered you cannot go back to a previous question. You have a time limit in which to complete the adaptive exam. This time varies from subject to subject, although it is usually 36 to 44 questions in 60 minutes. When the time limit has been reached, your exam automatically ends. How to take advantage of Adaptive testing: 1.       Clear the Historical Analysis 2.       Take four (4) adaptive exams in a row. Study the contents after each adaptive exam. 3.       View the historical analysis to identify your strength and weakness at the end of the four (4) adaptive exams. 4.       Go back to reviewing using the Study Sessions by Sub Category 5.       Repeat process until you are ready to pass the real exam. Take the Adaptive Exam 1.       Click the Adaptive Exam radial button from the Main window. 2.       Click the Start button. The Adaptive Exam window appears. 3.       Click the circle to the left of the correct answer. There may be more than one correct answer. Text in the bottom left corner of the window instructs you to Choose the Best Answer (if there is only one answer) or Mark All Correct Answers (if there is more than one correct answer). 4.       Click the Next button to continue. After the allotted time has elapsed, the exam exits to review mode. To quit the test at any time, click the Finish button. After you have completed the Adaptive exam, a-Plus Study Notes Quizzer displays your score and the passing score required for the test. Display your exam results by selecting Details You may review each question, display the correct answer, and view an explanation for the answer (if available). Reviewing an Adaptive Exam After you have taken an Adaptive exam, you can review the questions, your answers, and the correct answers. You may only review your questions immediately after completing an Adaptive exam. To review your questions: 1.       Click the Correct Answer button. 2.       To see your answer, click the Your Answer button. a-Plus Study Notes Quizzer Features ·Each database contains 120 to 1800 questions ·Easy to install ·Easy to upgrade ·Multiple choice Style questions ·Essay style questions ·Fill-in-the-blank Style questions ·Performance based questions ·Flash Card Style questions ·Questions randomized ·Essay Style Questions ·Print a category of questions ·Drag/Drop Hot Spot Style ·Single module studies ·Answers randomized ·Simulation exam studies ·Print one question  ·Instant exam feedback ·Cheat key or Flash Card option ·Statistical analysis ·Instant question feedback ·Individual exam analysis ·Adaptive exam studies ·Font selection ·Skills assessment ·Graphics ·Historical analysis ·User Notes creation ·Resizable screen ·Some Links to Electronic Book content ·Explanations ·Free version updates via e-mail ·References Online Help This manual installs on your PC along with the a-Plus Study Notes Quizzer.  To access it, select Contents from the Help pull-down menu.