Dark Style. Contact us. Close Menu. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter Fire Start date Mar 27, Fire Forum Crew Member. Just for information purposes A "Fun Facts" Thread"! Would everyone post the number of questions you answered before the test stopped.
And post if you passed or failed. It would be interesting to see, how many answered 70'ish and if they passed or failed. And how many answered 'ish and if they passed or failed. Who's got the record for passing with the minimum number of questions answered and the maximum number of questions answered?
Who's got the record for failing with the minimum number of questions answered and the maximum number of questions answered? I'm assuming you're talking about the computer based testing, because I've only taken the old paper tests.
This is some deep reading, but has helped me a lot in my test taking. Read through the information then see if you can start to figure it out as you take practice tests. In , Benjamin Bloom headed a group of educational psychologists who developed a classification of levels of intellectual behavior important in learning.
Knowledge : arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce, state. Comprehension : classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate,. Application : apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write. Analysis : analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test.
Synthesis : arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write. Evaluation : appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose, compare, defend, estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate. The chart below shows the increasing level of complexity of question construction. This is why you will see similar questions during the test. Questions will be written in a slightly different way to see if you truly grasp the concept around it.
These questions are not bad, but using them all the time is. Instructors should try to utilize higher order level of questions. These questions require much more "brain power" and a more extensive and elaborate answer.
Below are the six question categories as defined by Bloom. After each one is an example of how the question would be worded started so that you can begin to decipher at what level this question is being formed. This will give you some insight into the thinking behind each question. Step 5. Write a key to represent important information the entry-level EMT should know. The EMT arrives on scene of a multiple vehicle accident. After assuring scene safety and assessing the patients, whom should the EMT transport first?
That is the highest form of question. It requires you to know information about each answer option, and then weigh each against the other to determine an order of care. In this sample question you can see that a patient with an altered level of consciousness would be the most critical given the information you have. A large bleeding gash is a distracting injury, easily treated with bandaging, and not requiring the most immediate transport.
A patient who smells like alcohol and is possibly intoxicated does not in itself warrant immediate transport. This would probably be the second most critical due to mechanism and not being able to determine LOC as easily as others. The patient who is asking to speak to a dead spouse has a disease that would make this type of response normal. It requires you to really think about each option and only use the information presented in the question and answers.
They detail for you how their tests are constructed and administered. Knowing this information helps you be better prepared and more sure in your ability to test. Many times the instructor will only go over a practical skill once or twice in class. This does not provide the EMT student with adequate repetition to learn the skill well enough to pass an exam.
Additionally some of the newest and most used text books still have the old NREMT skill sheets in them! Here are links to the 15 potential EMT-B practical skill sheets and the 12 potential EMT-Paramedic practical skill sheets that you could be asked to perform. EMT National Training. Bloom identified six levels within the cognitive domain, from the simple recall or recognition of facts as the lowest level, through increasingly more complex and abstract mental levels, to the highest order which is classified as evaluation.
Verb examples that represent intellectual activity on each level are listed here. Comprehension : classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate, 3.
How is Why is How does What evidence can you list for? What ideas can you add to? What might happen if you combined? What solutions would you suggest for? What do you think about? What is the most important? Place the following in order of priority How would you decide about? The goal of licensure and certification is to assure the public that individuals who work in a particular profession have met specific standards and are qualified to engage in EMS care American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education, Therefore, the National Registry examination development uses a practice analysis as a critical component in the legally defensible and psychometrically sound credentialing process.
The primary purpose of a practice analysis is to develop a clear and accurate picture of the current practice of a job or profession, in this case, the provision of emergency medical care in the out-of-hospital environment.
The results of the practice analysis are used throughout the entire National Registry examination development process to ensure a connection between the examination content and EMS practice. The National Registry collects data about EMS practice that identifies tasks, knowledge, skills, and abilities. An analysis of the collected data provides evidence of the frequency and criticality of each identified task.
The psychometrics team combines this weighted importance score for each of the five domains. The National Registry then uses the proportion represented by each area in the weighted importance score to set the blueprint for the next five years of National Registry examinations. A copy of the Practice Analysis is available for free. Download it here. The National Registry test development process is a complex integration of multiple teams, organizations, volunteers, and internal staff.
The process combines data science, subject matter expertise, and various specialized and complex skills and competencies to create each question. Volunteers from the EMS community write test questions based on the test plan. Volunteers then submit the questions to the National Registry.
The Examination team then performs several rounds of internal review where test questions are referenced and reviewed for clinical accuracy, grammar, and style. Next, a committee of external subject matter experts reviews each item for accuracy, correctness, relevance, and currency. Test questions are then reviewed again by internal staff for any final referencing needs or grammatical issues. The entire review process can take six months or longer from start to finish.
The process ensures that:. Controversial questions are discarded or revised before piloting. The psychometrics team performs a reading analysis and evaluates each item for evidence of bias related to race, gender, or ethnicity.
All items are pilot tested. All candidates receive piloted items during their examinations. Piloted items are indistinguishable from scored items but do not count towards a candidate's score. The psychometrics team, experts in testing, collect this data and perform an item analysis after piloting. Psychometricians convert functioning and psychometrically sound items to scored test questions. The National Registry reviews each test question continuously once it passes piloting for changes in performance.
Any test question that drifts in performance is removed from the live examination, reviewed, revised, and repiloted.
An on-screen calculator was placed on cognitive examinations in and is available throughout each examination. All exam items evaluate the candidate's ability to apply knowledge to perform the tasks required of entry-level EMS professionals. Questions answered incorrectly on the exam could mean choosing the wrong assessment or treatment in the field. There are some general concepts to remember about the cognitive exam: Examination content reflects the National EMS Educational Standards.
The National Registry avoids specific details with regional differences, including local and state variances such as protocols. Some topics in EMS are controversial, and experts disagree on the single best approach to some situations. Therefore, the National Registry avoids testing controversial areas. National Registry exams focus on what providers do in the field. Item writers do not lean on any single textbook or resource. National Registry examinations reflect accepted and current EMS practice.
Fortunately, most textbooks are up-to-date and written to a similar standard, but no single source thoroughly prepares a candidate for the examination. Candidates are encouraged to consult multiple references, especially in areas in which they are having difficulty.
A candidate does not need to be an experienced computer user or have typing experience to take the computer-based exam. The National Registry designed the computer testing system for people with minimal computer experience and typing skills. A tutorial is available to each candidate at the testing center before taking the examination. Here are a few simple suggestions that will help you to perform to the best of your ability on the examination:.
Take time to read each question carefully. The National Registry constructed its examinations to allow plenty of time to finish. Most successful candidates spend about 30 — 60 seconds per item reading each question carefully and thinking it through. Next, the item goes through an extensive review process to ensure: Correct responses are correct. The item is accurate. The question is current. The content is clinically relevant. Incorrect responses are not partially correct.
About the Minimum Passing Standard The minimum passing standard is the level of knowledge or ability that a competent EMS provider must demonstrate to practice safely.
Pilot Questions During National Registry exams, every candidate receives pilot questions that are indistinguishable from scored items. These centers are generally located in smaller towns and rural areas. Computer Adaptive Tests CAT examinations are delivered in a different manner than fixed-length exams such as computer-based linear tests and pencil-paper exams and may feel more difficult. Linear Examinations Linear examinations are fixed length examinaitons.
What does the National Registry include in the examination? Example Items Below are some of the types of questions entry-level providers can expect to answer on the exam: A year-old patient fell while skateboarding and has a painful, swollen, deformed lower arm. An EMT is unable to palpate a radial pulse.
What should the EMT do next? Apply cold packs to the injury Align the arm with gentle traction Splint the arm in the position found. Ask the patient to try moving their arm An year-old patient with terminal brain cancer is disoriented after a fall.
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