Soft test office official notice
I think it will be beneficial for candidates who take the soft test computer test for the first time, because the new policy is generally not too difficult when it is implemented in the first year. I'm very curious about how to draw graphs in papers.
Below, I will describe the advantages and disadvantages of the computer-based test from the perspective of a person who has taken the soft test advanced level test, and share my own test preparation experience (including materials).
Advantages of computer-based exams:
1. Increase gold content and recognition
As a national occupation/title qualification examination, the soft test has been criticized. Especially after the incident of leaking questions in the first half of this year, the controversy became even greater. After changing to the computer-based test, it is impossible for the institution to leak the test questions.
According to other computer-based test methods, the computer-based test is randomly selected from the question bank, and each person's test paper is different. This will naturally avoid the phenomenon of cheating and silence those who claim that the soft test can buy answers and pass easily.
2. Publish results faster
Computer-based exams will be graded faster and results will be published sooner. In this way, candidates can know the test results as soon as possible, and if they fail, they can start preparing for the next test more quickly.
3. Improve paper typing speed
I write very slowly. When I started preparing for the exam, I couldn't write 2,500 words in two hours, and I almost didn't finish it in the exam room. For those who write fast, the computer-based test is definitely good news. In addition, there is no need to require beautiful fonts, and no points will be deducted.
Disadvantages of computer-based test
1. Need more topic preparation
After the computer-based test, betting questions is no longer valid, because everyone's test papers are random. Therefore, it is necessary to have a more comprehensive grasp of the basics and knowledge points in case of emergencies. At the same time, the topic of the thesis is also likely to be chosen randomly, and it is no longer everyone doing the same thesis. Therefore, more paper materials need to be prepared, for example, each of the top ten fields of advanced programs must be prepared.
2. It is more difficult to apply templates to papers
The computer-based test means that the machine can check the duplication, so the risk of applying a template to score a low score is greater. In addition, you must never recite the model essay, otherwise it will be easily judged as the same paper and you will not get a grade.
3. There may be changes in question types and unknown drawing methods
If you can't draw, then no one can draw, which doesn't affect the pass rate. In terms of calculation questions, I remember that for the calculation questions of the preliminary exam, after entering the answering interface, there will be a "calculator" tool that comes with the system. There will definitely be corresponding tools after the reform of the soft test, so don't worry about this. In addition, the Economist Examination was a paper-and-pencil examination with case questions, but after the computer-based examination, it is all multiple-choice questions. Therefore, the question types of the soft test may also change.
4. Need to adapt to reading and writing questions with a computer
Our generation rarely has the opportunity to take computer-based exams. I have only been exposed to two computer-based exams: the first and fourth subjects of the driver's license test, and the first meeting. I'm still more comfortable doing questions on paper. If you type slowly, you need to practice typing more.
In short, the difficulty of trying the computer-based test for the first time will not be too high, so candidates who take the test in the second half of the year do not need to be too anxious, just prepare for the test normally.
How to prepare for the second half of the year?
I passed the soft exam advanced in the first half of the year. However, my colleague has taken the exam for the third time this year and still failed. The colleagues who prepared for the exam with me told me that as long as you study hard, you can still pass the intermediate exam, but the advanced exam is really difficult. This is because we usually go to work, have too little time for learning, and have a lot of knowledge points. There are eight or nine hundred pages in the official textbook, and it takes a lot of time and energy to sort it out.
When I started preparing for the exam, I used the method of self-study. I bought official teaching materials and collected some materials on the Internet, such as formulas and simplified knowledge points. But my efficiency is very low. There are many knowledge points that I can't understand and remember, and I forget them soon after memorizing them.
Therefore, I finally chose to go to the training class and learn at the pace of the teacher. If you want to know which institution I applied for, you can ask me