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The report cannot be used to determine the passing score.  \nThe Your Performance column indicates your result by knowledge area converted to a scaled score of 0–15. The scaled score conversion is necessary to ensure that diagnostic reports are consistent across all computer-based exams. This also allows comparison of results by an examinee on multiple attempts. The number of questions you answered correctly cannot be determined from this scaled score.  \nThe last column represents your performance in a knowledge area compared to the average performance of passing examinees. For each knowledge area, the portion of the bar between your performance (solid line) and the average performance of the passing examinees (dashed line) indicates the relative difference between your performance and the performance of the passing examinees.  \nPerformance in a knowledge area significantly below that of the passing examinees contributed to your failing results. Substantial study of this material is recommended before retaking the exam.  \nCOMPUTER EXAMS  \n1  \nPerformance in a knowledge area near or just above that of the passing examinees indicates your understanding may be improved by further study, thus improving your chances of passing the exam.  \nEach exam includes a limited number of pretest items that will not be scored and will not have an impact on your results. This is common practice within high-stakes testing and allows NCEES to evaluate the pretest items for potential use in future exams. These items are randomly placed within the exam and are not identifiable as pretest items.  \nCOMPUTER-BASED EXAMS  \nSample Diagnostic Report for Computer-Based Exams  \nNCEES provides a diagnostic report to all examinees who do not pass to help them identify the knowledge areas in which they need to improve before retaking the exam. e purpose of this report is to provide general information on the performance of the examinee; it is not designed to be used for any other purpose.  \ne report shows the knowledge area, along with the number of items in each knowledge area and the examinee’s performance in terms of a scaled score from 0–15. e report also provides information showing the examinee’s relative performance in each knowledge area compared to the average performance of the passing examinees. e performance comparison chart is not shown to scale and simply indicates the relative performance to assist the examinee in preparing to retake the exam.  \nPlease see the sample diagnostic report for the FE Electrical and Computer exam on the following pages. In reviewing the report, here is how the examinee should interpret the results. Colors shown are for illustrative purposes only. Actual reports are grayscale.  \nMathematics, Probability and Statistics, Power, and Computer Networks: My performance in these areas ranged from 7.4–8.2, consistently lower than the average score of passing examinees. ere is definite room for improvement in these areas.  \nEthics and Professional Practice, Properties of Electrical Materials, Engineering Sciences, and Electromagnetics: My performance in these areas ranged from 5.3–8.2, significantly lower than the average score of passing examinees. ese are areas where I need to focus before retaking the exam.  \nEngineering Economics, Circuit Analysis, Linear Systems, Signal Processing, Electronics, Control Systems, Communications, Digital Systems, Computer Systems, and Software Development: My performance in these areas ranged from 8.1–15 and was very close to the average performance of passing examinees—a little lower in some areas and higher in others. I should review these areas before retaking the exam to try to improve, but there are other areas that need more of my focus.  \nMy study prioriti","cbCaioDEMEXq5sK3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioDEMEXq5sK3","pdf",733657,"English","# Diagnostic report purpose\n## Scaled scores and consistency\n## Relative performance vs passing examinees\n## Pretest items and chart interpretation\n## Sample report examples and study priorities","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the diagnostic report?\",\"answer\":\"The diagnostic report provides feedback on exam performance to help focus preparations for retaking the exam. It cannot be used to determine the passing score.\"},{\"question\":\"How should the scaled score (0–15) be interpreted?\",\"answer\":\"Scaled scores convert results by knowledge area to a common 0–15 range for consistency across computer-based exams. 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