When taking an (ISC)² exam, can I skip a question and then go back to answer it?
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No. (ISC)² offers two types of computer-based exams – linear and adaptive – however neither exam type allows for candidates to skip a question and return to it later.
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What is Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) and what exams use that test style?
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(ISC)² uses the CAT format for our CISSP exam in English only. CAT allows for shorter exams (3 hours instead of 6, as few as 100 items instead of 250) and is a more precise evaluation of a candidate’s proficiency in a given domain. For more information on CISSP CAT exams, visithttps://www.isc2.org/certifications/CISSP/CISSP-CAT.
Hey there Matt! I took the exam yesterday. Unfortunately (and this was new to me), you cannot flag or go back to any previous questions during the CCSP exam. It also does not end abruptly at 100Q like the CISSP-CAT exam did.
Thanks for confirming. All the material I’ve been studying (Offical study book second edition, and Mike Chapple’s LinkedIn course) all say about flagging questions for review, so was a little confused!
Pfttt nope! Not even close. Seems to me that for two years there have been MANY people around the world that struggled with this exam. Not that the exam is "hard" per se, but how it determines the results is very, very strange.
Thanks for the detailed note and understood. I expected that I was able to skip questions and return them later as the official study book told me so. I had the CCSP exam yesterday, and I realized that it's impossible to skip&return questions and finally did not pass the exam - that was my fault. Do you have any plans to change this rule?
