{"id":8194,"date":"2016-09-20T15:34:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T20:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/?p=8194"},"modified":"2024-09-05T17:15:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:15:42","slug":"new-online-study-exam-features-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/new-online-study-exam-features-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"New Online Study Exam Features and Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/All-OSEs-510x360.png\" alt=\"Online Study Exams\" width=\"235\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/All-OSEs-510x360.png 510w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/All-OSEs-425x300.png 425w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/All-OSEs.png 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>Over the years, Watermark Learning has constantly worked to improve<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/\"> our products<\/a> based on feedback from our students and customers. Recently, we have added several new features to our <a href=\"https:\/\/watermarkexams.com\/exam\/\">Online Study Exams<\/a> that were a direct result of your feedback.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>biggest new feature is the ability to review\u00a0<\/strong><em>any\u00a0<\/em>previous exam taken in a subscription. Previously, you were only able to review the questions and answers of your last exam. We know that the ability to review any and all of your previous exams is a great benefit to have in your certification preparation, and we are delighted to bring this feature to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>The following features and updates have also been put into production:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Repetition\u00a0Challenges<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We have tinkered with the algorithms for selecting questions over the years, and had slight improvements. We wanted to avoid a set, fixed batch of questions, so we designed a robust database structure that allowed us to randomly pull questions each new exam. \u00a0The downside of that is randomization causes repetition.We finally had a breakthrough this summer with a method to track the questions used. This method now avoids selecting them again until the questions in a given Knowledge Area are exhausted. Drills were finished a couple of weeks ago to use up all questions in a Knowledge Area before repeating any. \u00a0If you\u00a0do enough drills,\u00a0you\u00a0will see repeating questions, but the repetition will be delayed more than with the random method we previously used. Warm-ups and Simulations will be updated next.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Drills<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We have added the ability to select specific Focus Areas (Techniques, Intro, Underlying Competencies) to the v3 CBAP and CCBA exams. You\u00a0can still\u00a0choose one or more Knowledge Areas to drill on, in addition to a Focus Area for that drill(s).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OSE-v3-Drills.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8195 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OSE-v3-Drills-510x106.png\" alt=\"Online Study Exam v3 Drills\" width=\"510\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OSE-v3-Drills-510x106.png 510w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OSE-v3-Drills-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OSE-v3-Drills-500x104.png 500w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OSE-v3-Drills.png 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>CBAP v3 Online Study Exam<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We have added case study questions in the CBAP v3 OSE.\u00a0They more than comply with IIBA&#8217;s approach and objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>PMP Online Study Exams<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We added new scenario-based questions to the PMP Online Study Exam question bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you to all of our students and customers who have provided us with feedback on our products. It is your feedback that keeps the improvements coming to make our study materials\u00a0even more valuable for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/certification\">certification preparation<\/a>.\u00a0Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/contact.php\">give us\u00a0feedback<\/a>\u00a0on these\u00a0latest changes or other products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, Watermark Learning has constantly worked to improve our products based on feedback from our students and customers. Recently, we have added several new features to our Online Study Exams that were a direct result of your feedback. The biggest new feature is the ability to review\u00a0any\u00a0previous exam taken in a subscription. 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