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This Civil Rnginecl"ing Samplr E:mminaiiun relleds
the chang" to a "breadth and depth" (B&D) format by
the Kalional Council of Exa,miners for Engineering and
Surveying (:"ICEES). :\lCEES developed this new B&D
format in order to reduce variatiom in the pa.<;sing percpntng-
c from exam administration to exam administrat.
ion, a.s well Ii." to speed up, simplify, and economize
the grading and reporting processes. Another bellf~fit,
to both NCEES aml the staLe boards, is the reduction
or elimination of costly, tinlO-conslIIIliug appeals.
The n&n format nshcred in sevcml changes to the
PE exam that have h(~cn painful for examinees. The
first chan;.';c Wa;l that all problems on the exam bermnc
multiple choir(~. Lon?; gone arc the free-response essays
in which yon could I';et partial credit bascd on a correct
method. This is a blessing" iu somc problems, since
all of thc simplifyiug a.."lsumptions ami required data
must be provided. However, recent. administrar.ions of
thc R&D exam have dcmouslrat.ed that some multiplechoic(~
problems arc more difficult and time consuming
than the corresponding free-response problems.
The second change incorporated into the new format.
is t]le "nO-cflOiee" aspect. The morning lJI'eadlh sesSiOB
consists of a wide-ranging collection of 40 problems,
with no selection possible. Tt> receive full credit for the
morning, some f'xpertisf~ in all of the subject categories
(structural Cl.nd nonstruetmal) is required. This makes
the exam mOI'e difficult than wheu examinees could pick
4 prohkrns out of 10, a.'i the abamloned format allowed.
Finally, the n&D format allows you to select (wit.hout
regmd to your actual area of expertise) one of several
speeialty c:J.tegorips in thc afternoon depth session:
st.rnctnres, transportation, water re::;ourees, envirol)mental,
and geohechnical. Although there is some overbp
of problems among these categories, .yOll will be a.ble
to work mostly in an area of expertise. The benefit.
of the privilege, however, is partially offset by the fact
that the afternoon session is also no choice, with no selection
of problems possible after you have chosen Y011r
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