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How the CRPO exam is scored
Only what CRPO publishes: the weights, how points add up, how you pass, what the score sheet shows, what CRPO does not publish, and CRPO's own tips for selecting.
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The format, in brief
- Ten simulations in a strict 3 hours; the total raw score is based on the nine scored ones (Resource Manual p. 18).
- One simulation is unscored, pretested for future exams; CRPO does not say which.
- About five to eight sections each: Information Gathering always SELECT AS MANY; Decision Making SELECT AS MANY or CHOOSE ONLY ONE (p. 9).
The weights (Table 1, p. 16)
| Weight | CRPO's description |
|---|---|
| +3 | Of central importance for good client care; omission would result in serious damage to the client. |
| +2 | Strongly facilitative of good client care. |
| +1 | Mildly facilitative of good client care. |
| 0 | Does not contribute to client care but does not cause the client any harm. |
| -1 | Mildly detrimental to client care. |
| -2 | Seriously detrimental to client care. |
| -3 | Gravely damaging to client care and very costly to the client's welfare. |
How points add up (pp. 32 to 34)
- Every option you select counts, and negatives offset positives: three options at -2 cancels three at +2, for 0 points.
- Selecting almost nothing leaves too few points: if a section needs 6 and you choose one +3, you are 3 short.
- There is no set number of positive or negative options in a section, so choosing by how many options there are does not help.
How you pass (pp. 18, 34)
- Each section has a minimum pass level, for Information Gathering and for Decision Making.
- Your total raw scores in both, over the nine scored simulations, decide pass or fail.
- Below the pass score in one section, you can still pass by being far enough above it in another section.
What CRPO does not publish
- The pass mark as a number or a percentage: CRPO says it is "not a specific percentage across all test items". Any exact figure is not CRPO's.
- Which simulation is unscored, how many points any competency carries, or the unit the blueprint's shares are counted in: not published.
- A predicted score: CRPO offers none, and neither does any practice exam.
Your score sheet
- Your Information Gathering and Decision Making results, the pass rate required for each, and the highest scores in your administration; no item-by-item results (p. 35).
- By email, typically six to eight weeks after the exam: a one-page PDF from COMPASS and a results notice from CRPO (exam page).
CRPO's own tips for selecting (pp. 19, 20)
- Select the positive options and avoid the negative ones (tip 7).
- Start with what you absolutely know is essential to good client care, set aside what you absolutely know contravenes the profile, then weigh the rest against the context given (tip 9).
- Second-guessing is a warning sign: the initial response is most often the best (tip 10).
Every click counts, both ways; the pass mark is not published; read the context, select deliberately.