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Exam 8
Exam 8
QUALITY OF THIS EXAM
1.
Coverage of Syllabus Material
1 - Inadequate
2
3
4
5 - Adequate
2.
Exam Clarity
1 - Not Clear
2
3
4
5 - Very Clear
3.
Exam Length
1 - Too Short
2
3
4
5 - Too Long
4.
Exam Difficulty
1 - Easy
2
3
4
5 - Difficult
5.
Overall Quality of Exam
1 - Low
2
3
4
5 - High
6.
Regarding the quality of this exam (not the syllabus readings), what specific comment or suggestions do you have? (Comments on possible errors in specific questions on the exam should be sent to the CAS Office as soon as possible in a separate letter.)
7.
Please Select one of the following:
Could attempt all questions, review some answers, and still had time left over.
Could attempt all questions as well as had time to review some answers.
Could attempt all questions but not enough time to review any answers.
Not enough time to attempt all questions.
Not enough time to answer questions that I felt I had the knowledge to answer.
8.
What percent of points did you leave blank?
None
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
More than 25%
9.
What percent of points did you leave blank due to insufficient time?
None
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
More than 25%
10.
If you left questions blank due to insufficient time, how much additional time would you have needed to complete them?
5 Minutes
10 Minutes
15 Minutes
20 Minutes
25 Minutes
30 or More Minutes
11.
Number of hours you spent studying for the exam for this exam session:
Less than 100
100-199
200-299
300-399
More than 400
12.
Were there specific questions where the point value of the question was not commensurate with the effort/time it took to respond? If so, which question(s)?
13.
Do you believe that you:
Definitely passed the exam
May have passed the exam
May have failed the exam
Definitely failed the exam
QUALITY OF THE SYLLABUS
14.
Did you read the study note on individual risk rating or did you rely on third-party study material, such as The Infinite Actuary?
Yes
No
15.
Are there any parts you especially liked?
Yes
No
Comments
16.
Are there any parts you found confusing? If so, what could be improved? Please be as specific as possible.
No
Yes (please specify)
17.
If this is not your first attempt at this exam, do you think the study note missed anything crucial from the papers it replaced? If so, what was missed?
No
Yes (please specify)
18.
Is there material in the study note that should have been left out?
No
Yes (please specify)
19.
Are there other topics (not in the old papers or the new study note) that you think ought to be in this study note? If so, what?
No
Yes (please specify)
20.
Did you use the sample questions at the end of each chapter of the study note? Were they helpful? Did the solutions help with your understanding of the material? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
21.
Did you use the Case Study material? Was it helpful in your understanding of the material? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
22.
Did you notice any errors in the study note? Please include the page number. If you’d like to respond to this question separately, you can contact the authors directly at exam8note@ginda.us.
No
Yes (please specify)
23.
The original goals of the study note were to bring the material in those dozen papers into a cohesive format, with common vocabulary and notation; to expand the material beyond the United States and beyond Workers’ Compensation; and to bring the material up-to-date. Did we succeed? If not, please any additional thoughts or suggestions for improvement.
Yes
No (please specify)
24.
Do you have any other comments on specific syllabus readings or the syllabus in general?
QUALITY OF THE EXAM SITE
25.
Do you have comments regarding the quality of the exam site (if so, you must indicate which site you used)?
GENERAL COMMENTS
26.
Do you have any other comments or suggestions about this exam?
27.
Are there any questions that you believe to be defective, ambiguous, biased, not on the syllabus, or have other errors?
