• Apics Cpim Exam Content Manual

First, we would like to give you more information about how APICS exams are scored. The scoring is calculated by scaled scoring which is a standard in high stakes testing. One point on scaled scoring does not equal one point on the exam.

To help you think of it, think of a normal distribution curve, with 200 at the far left point on the distribution and 350 at the far right. The passing score is 300, and so there is a peak of scores round 300, so for example if I got a 299, I might be missing passing the exam from anywhere from 1 to 5 questions, and yet, if I got a 200, the distance between 200 and 201 might well be only one question. Scaled score is not meant to be an absolute number that can be equated to a percent score. APICS uses a rigorous process to create exam questions. APICS uses a “Best Practices” approach taken from the Certification Industry.

APICS uses a psychometrician who validates every question on the exam that ends up as a “score question.” APICS’ exam committees, the group that creates the Exam Content Manual (ECM), also reviews every exam question before it goes on the exam. In addition, all exam forms are reviewed by a team of Subject Matter Experts and Operation and Supply Chain professionals who review the statistics for every scored exam question on the exam form and determine, with the help of a psychometrician, the difficulty of each question and the difficulty of the exam. Questions that are deemed too easy or too difficult are removed. APICS also review the exam questions during the year, keeping an eye on the statistics for each question. All of this said APICS take great care in creating and maintaining the exam questions for all exams. You can request a rescore of your exam directly from APICS, but be warned that APICS have not seen a rescore result ever come back with a change in the score to indicate a problem with the software calculation. So we would not recommend spending the US$45 that is charged for the rescore, but the decision is up to you.

Apics Cpim Exam Content Manual

Following is an example of how to determine your possible improvement using the CSCP 2014 ECM: Below is a table showing the percentage of each section in the CSCP exam. The calculation of the number of questions is based on your score report and is further explained below the table.