What is PMTestOnline?
PMTestOnline is an adaptive learning study aid, which presents a constant stream of focused multiple-choice questions from a pool of hundreds. The system uses sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms to learn from your responses and to discover and drill-down into your weak areas until it is satisfied you have mastered each topic. The system includes a pool of infotext pages, each explaining a different topic, and it introduces these as you are introduced to each subject. PMTestOnline is flexible, allowing you to study at your own pace, and it remembers your progress so that, when you log back into the system, it does some quick revision before moving ahead with new questions. The system is built to work in exactly the same way that a personal tutor would work with you – being thorough yet mindful of your pace and progress – and is designed to be compelling and fun to maximize your learning experience.
Who uses PMTestOnline ?
Newly appointed project managers, and those who wish to make a career from project management. It’s used by those studying for the prestigious PMP® examination and by experienced Project Managers who like to exercise their brains, test their knowledge and keep current.
Does PMTestOnline replace books and study materials?
PMTestOnline is a study aid and not a replacement for official study materials, but with consistent use it will sharpen you up if you wish to take an exam. You can also use is PMTestOnline just to refresh, entertain and test your knowledge.
Does PMTestOnline use actual questions from the PMP® exam?
The Project Management Institute keep their questions confidential, so no training provider will be able to reveal these. Our questions have been uniquely created to build your understanding of the subject areas of project management. As such we PMTestOnline offer a great supportive learning tool.
Is PMTestOnline connected with the Project Management Institute?
We believe that PMTestOnline is a unique and compelling addition to existing official study material which will be of particular benefit to those studying for the prestigious PMP® exam. However is does not replace such material, and we at PMTestOnline are neither connected nor endorsed by the PMI® or any other organization. We have designed our questions and information texts using our own practical project management experiences coupled with the understanding of numerous academic and other sources.
I found an error in one of the questions!
Please tell us! We take every effort to make our questions and answers unique, interesting and correct. However we are only human. If you spot a question that you believe has an incorrect answer or has some other error, please email us at the address at the bottom of this page.
How many questions are there on PMTestOnline ?
At the moment there are several hundred questions and these are growing regularly as we continually improve our system. The system is also capable of generating its own questions using a pool of distracters so that there are potentially thousands and you may not see the exact same options twice for the same question. This is the PMTestOnline difference - where the software understands the relationship between questions and can react to your answers.
How does PMTestOnline decide which question to ask next?
PMTestOnline simulates a real tutor by using a group of formulae to calculate a score for each question you answer. Some of the factors it takes into account are:
• Your correct and incorrect answer history for the question
• How many times you use the 50/50, Hint or Show Answer buttons
• How difficult other students find the question
• How quickly you learned other questions in the same topic
The program presents questions based on their current scores and the elapsed time since they were last asked. It tries to avoid repeating any question too soon and asks questions where you scored lowest before your higher scoring questions. The “intelligent repetition” algorithm matches the way people learn and you will only be presented with new questions when there are no previously seen questions due for a repeat.
Do I have any control over the question selection process?
You cannot directly edit a question’s score, but you can affect it by constantly answering it correctly (or incorrectly). The User Options screen does have a Repetition Delay Factor that influences the program’s question choosing algorithm. Increase this factor to increase the time between seeing the same questions again; decrease it to see questions sooner. The system will still use “intelligent repetition” and show you low scoring questions before higher scoring ones; you are merely influencing the duration.
Why should I create an account?
When you create an account, our database can track your personal progress so that each time you visit, you can carry on where you left off.
Do I have to supply my name?
The User View List is the same as the Top Scores in video game in that it lets you compare your scores with others. You have to supply some name for the system to work, and we encourage you to use your real name, however some prefer to put just their first name, initials or a nickname.
Why does it ask for my birthday?
We use birthdays to calculate the age of each user. It’s fun to see the ages of each user on the View User List screen. However feel free to leave this field blank, in which case your age will be displayed as zero.
Why should I subscribe to PMTestOnline?
When you purchase a subscription to PMTestOnline the system will be able to ask you questions from the entire database. In other words you will have access to all of the study material and so will experience the maximum benefit from the course. As a trial user who has not subscribed, you will only have access to the first thirty questions in the system.
How much does it cost?
The subscription page shows the latest prices and durations for a subscription.
Can I share my user name/password with others?
You should not share your user name/password with others because the program because your question history would become mixed with theirs, making the software ineffective for both of you. The database would no longer correctly reflect which questions you have learned.
Can I purchase the program on CD or DVD?
Our program is specifically written for the web. This is because:
• There is no software to download or install
• You can access the account from any Internet connection
• We can introduce new questions, and change or delete poor ones, enabling us to improve the course
• We can gather statistics on which questions people find easiest and hardest, so we can put more focus on the harder questions.
Does PMTestOnline work on my iPhone, Android or other smart-phone?
We are investigating development of future software in the form of an app., however you can use the system right now if you have a browser and Internet access on your phone.
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