[CQ] so, any new hams?

[Mark Cohen]

You are mostly right. According to Part 97: Sec. 97.509 (Administering VE requirements)

Section : (j) When the examinee does not score a passing grade on an examination element, the administering VEs must return the application document to the examinee and inform the examinee of the grade.

So if you fail, we can tell you that you failed and by how many... But we can't tell you how well you did if you passed.

 Generally, we have the person sit in the seat that they used for taking the test while we grade them, when we're ready to give them the (hopefully) good news, we have them sit by the last of the 3 VEs that is assigned the position of giving the CSCE to the candidate.

Often we will let them re-try the test, and because of this we don't tell them which ones they got wrong until the 2nd attempt.

/Mark (K6EF)




On Nov 23, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Jonathan Lassoff wrote:

> Excerpts from Mark Cohen's message of Mon Nov 23 10:56:51 -0800 2009:
>> As for what they tell you when you take the test, they have to tell you if you
>> pass or fail, but they don't tell you (and can't technically) how many you fail
>> by. You will know if you did exceptionally well if they ask if you want to try
>> for the next test up :) 
> 
> Interesting. When I went to take my General test (down in Cupertino I
> think, not sure which VEC), they graded it right in front of me, and we
> even chatted about which were wrong and why.
> I don't see a reason to hide what they're doing in this type of setup.
> 
> I passed by a modest margin and they encouraged me to take the extra
> test anyway.
> 
> -- jof (kg6thi)

Mark Cohen
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