{"id":14793,"date":"2018-09-05T13:56:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T12:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?p=14793"},"modified":"2023-06-03T23:16:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T22:16:06","slug":"question-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/question-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Online Question Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is some information for tutors on how Foundation Online’s Question Bank works:<\/p>\n

Our course is delivered in the nine standard Foundation modules, to be consistent with other training material.<\/p>\n

After each module is delivered, there is a short quiz based on that section, as demonstrated in this screenshot:<\/p>\n

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Foundation Online – Module Quiz (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Half-way through the course, there is a 13 question mini-mock, with a full 26-question timed mock at the end of the course, giving the student a final mark.<\/p>\n

Questions posed after each module are fixed (non-randomised to ensure the main points have been understood). The two mock tests make use of a pool of exam questions from 9 categories. The bank is 4 times larger than the required questions, to avoid repetition on retakes:<\/p>\n

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Foundation Online Question Bank (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Mock questions are randomised evenly across the course and presented to the candidates so that each candidate\u00a0gets a different\u00a0test.<\/p>\n

From the screenshot, you’ll note that there is a “Comments” section, which is available after the mock is complete. Students have the option to add a comment. Sometimes it’s a “thanks”, and occasionally it’s an objection to a question. Here is a recent “Comments” section:<\/p>\n

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Foundation Online – Post-exam feedback (click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have the ability to look a stats for each student, course and exam pool question. In the following screenshot, I’ve highlighted a question that appears to have caught students out. We can easily see which questions are to easy (100 pass rate), or that are tripping people up.<\/p>\n

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Foundation Online – Question Bank Licence Cond. Stats (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where we see a question causing problems, the question is reviewed to see if a) the course could be teaching it better, or b) the question is too much of a trick question. We can tweak the question and compare the pass rate for that question to assess whether the change was suitable.<\/p>\n

Comments from students on specific questions help to highlight issues, and help us to improve the course and the questions iteratively.<\/p>\n

Finally, we compare students mock scores, to their final exam score (many notify us of their score), and we can see how close our results are to the RSGB’s results, to try to make our mock results as representive as possible.<\/p>\n

Our Question Pool<\/h3>\n

Some information on the question pool used in our Foundation Online course:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Foundation Licence Conditions<\/td>\nQ1<\/td>\n15 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Licence Conditions<\/td>\nQ2<\/td>\n10 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Licence Conditions<\/td>\nQ3<\/td>\n12 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Licence Conditions<\/td>\nQ4<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Licence Conditions<\/td>\nQ5<\/td>\n28 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Licence Conditions<\/td>\nQ6<\/td>\n8 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Tech Aspects<\/td>\nQ7<\/td>\n14 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Tech Aspects<\/td>\nQ8<\/td>\n18 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Tech Aspects<\/td>\nQ9<\/td>\n12 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation TX & RX<\/td>\nQ10<\/td>\n10 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation TX & RX<\/td>\nQ11<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation TX & RX<\/td>\nQ12<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Feeders & Antennas<\/td>\nQ13<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Feeders & Antennas<\/td>\nQ14<\/td>\n19 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Feeders & Antennas<\/td>\nQ15<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Propagation<\/td>\nQ16<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Propagation<\/td>\nQ17<\/td>\n10 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation EMC<\/td>\nQ18<\/td>\n10 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation EMC<\/td>\nQ19<\/td>\n14 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation EMC<\/td>\nQ20<\/td>\n10 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Operating Procedures<\/td>\nQ21<\/td>\n13 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Operating Procedures<\/td>\nQ22<\/td>\n14 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Operating Procedures<\/td>\nQ23<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Safety<\/td>\nQ24<\/td>\n12 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Safety<\/td>\nQ25<\/td>\n11 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Safety<\/td>\nQ26<\/td>\n10 Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n327 Questions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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