Exam Mean: 53.90 Exam Minimum: 43 Exam Maximum: 61 Standard Deviation: 4.85 Average Raw Percent Correct: 77.00 Standard Error of Measurement (SEM): 2.99 Reliability (KR-20): 0.63 Average Question Difficulty: 0.77 Certified Building Envelope Specialist Thermal Barrier (CBES Thermal Barrier) – – There are two forms of the Certified Building Envelope Specialist Thermal Barrier (CBES Thermal) written – – exam: 050101 and 050201. Only Form 050101 has been administered to candidates. The CBES Thermal – Barrier 050101 examination is divided into two major knowledge dimensions. The exam contains a total of 60 items (50 scored, 10 non-scored/experimental). Candidates are allotted 2 hours to complete the exam. Table 7 outlines the number of items in each dimension, including the number of scored and non-scored items. Table 7. Plan Summary: CBES Thermal Examination Form 050101 – # of Scored # of Non-Scored # of Dimension Questions Questions Questions Thermal Principles & Insulation 27 5 32 Thermal Defects, Fenestrations, Testing & 23 5 28 Measurements Total 50 10 60 To date, the CBES Thermal Barrier examination form 050101 has been administered to 13 candidates, – and 9 candidates have passed and received their CBES Thermal Barrier designation (69% pass rate). Table – 8 presents the pass and fail rates for the CBES Thermal Barrier test, and the test-level statistics are – summarized in Table 9. Table 8. Pass/Fail Rates: CBES Thermal Barrier Examination Form 050101 – Pass Fail Total Pass % Fail % 9 4 13 69% 31% Table 9. Test-Level Statistics: CBES Thermal Barrier Examination Form 050101 – Overall Exam Performance Number of Exams Administered: 13
Exam Mean: 53.90 Exam Minimum: 43 Exam Maximum: 61 Standard Deviation: 4.85 Average Raw Percent Correct: 77.00 Standard Error of Measurement (SEM): 2.99 Reliability (KR-20): 0.63 Average Question Difficulty: 0.77 Certified Building Envelope Specialist – Thermal Barrier (CBES – Thermal Barrier) There are two forms of the Certified Building Envelope Specialist – Thermal Barrier (CBES – Thermal) written exam: 050101 and 050201. Only Form 050101 has been administered to candidates. The CBES – Thermal Barrier 050101 examination is divided into two major knowledge dimensions. The exam contains a total of 60 items (50 scored, 10 non-scored/experimental). Candidates are allotted 2 hours to complete the exam. Table 7 outlines the number of items in each dimension, including the number of scored and non-scored items. Table 7. Plan Summary: CBES – Thermal Examination Form 050101 Dimension # of Scored Questions # of Non-Scored Questions # of Questions Thermal Principles & Insulation 27 5 32 Thermal Defects, Fenestrations, Testing & Measurements 23 5 28 Total 50 10 60 To date, the CBES – Thermal Barrier examination form 050101 has been administered to 13 candidates, and 9 candidates have passed and received their CBES – Thermal Barrier designation (69% pass rate). Table 8 presents the pass and fail rates for the CBES – Thermal Barrier test, and the test-level statistics are summarized in Table 9. Table 8. Pass/Fail Rates: CBES – Thermal Barrier Examination Form 050101 Pass Fail Total Pass % Fail % 9 4 13 69% 31% Table 9. Test-Level Statistics: CBES – Thermal Barrier Examination Form 050101 Overall Exam Performance Number of Exams Administered: 13
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