Release Notes
CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam
Version 1.0
CTFL Sample Exam
Release Notes
Version:
1.1
Date: 30/July/2011
Revision History
Date
30/October/2011
For General Release
Version
1.0
Description
CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam ready
for publishing on ISTQB website.
EWG - ISTQB, 2011
Author
Mette Bruhn-Pedersen
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Table of Contents
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Introduction
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
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4
4
5
5
5
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Purpose
Scope
Overview
Usage (IMPORTANT)
Responsible
Issues
Comments & Feedback Process
Detailed Description of Release Contents
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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
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6
6
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CTEL_Test_Manager_Sample_Exam_Paper_v2011_Release_Version.pdf
CTEL TM Answer Sheet for Multiple Choice Practice Exam Paper.pdf
CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt X Release.pdf
Candidate X Essay Questions.pdf
Developing process and review
6
3.1
3.2
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General developing process
Review process
Planned Releases
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4.1
4.2
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Scope for Release 2
Scope for Release 3
Localization
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Release Notes
1.
Introduction
This document provides information about the release version of CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam
(Sample Exam).
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of the Release Notes is to describe the contents of the Sample Exam release, how to use it, and
what the scope is for the next planned releases. The release notes also cover known problems and suggested
workarounds.
1.2 Scope
This document describes the CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam release version 1.0 based on CTEL Test
Manager Syllabus v2011 which was officially approved for release on the General Assembly meeting in
Shanghai on October 31st 2011.
1.3 Overview
The CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam was created from beginning of July to mid-October 2011. The
sample exam was created by a team of questions writers from the Examination Working Group (EWG) and
the Expert Level Working Group (ELWG) Test Manager subgroup. The purpose of the Sample Exam is to
give National and Regional Boards, training and exam providers, as well as potential test takers an
impression of how a real exam could but not necessarily will look. Especially the essay question examples
are expected to provide the biggest value.
The Sample Exam is also meant as training material for coming markers of Expert essay questions as the
release contains examples of answers.
The Sample Exam has gone through several reviews, see section 3.2 Review process.
The CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam release consists of a full set of multiple choice and essay questions
that follows the ISTQB Question Writing Rules and Recommendations, but not necessarily the division of
questions outlined in CTEL Test Manager Structure and Rules.
The release consists of the following documents:
CTEL_Test_Manager_Sample_Exam_Paper_v2011_Release_Version.pdf
CTEL TM Answer Sheet for Multiple Choice Practice Exam Paper.pdf
CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt 5 Release.pdf
CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt 3 and 4 Release.pdf
CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt 2 and 9 Release.pdf
CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt 6 and 8 Release.pdf
CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt 7 Release.pdf
Candidate 1 Essay Questions.pdf
Candidate 2 Essay Questions.pdf
Candidate 3 01 Q10.pdf
Candidate 3 02 Q10.pdf
Candidate 3 03 Q15.pdf
Candidate 3 04 Q15.pdf
Candidate 3 05 Q16.pdf
Candidate 3 06 Q16.pdf
Candidate 3 07 Q16.pdf
Candidate 3 08 Q25.pdf
Candidate 3 09 Q25.pdf
Candidate 3 10 Q25.pdf
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1.4 Usage (IMPORTANT)
The entire release is for INTERNAL use except for:
CTEL_Test_Manager_Sample_Exam_Paper_v2011_Release_Version.pdf
CTEL TM Answer Sheet for Multiple Choice Practice Exam Paper.pdf
This means that National and Regional Boards are only allowed to put the actual sample exam paper on
public web sites and in other public distributions.
Everything else in the release is only for National and Regional Boards as well as Training and Exam
providers who have signed an “Affiliate and non disclosure agreement with ISTQB”
The reason is that the EWG has not prepared the other documents for external usage.
1.5 Responsible
Mette Bruhn-Pedersen from DSTB is responsible for maintaining the CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam
documents outlined in the Overview section above until GA in Wellington (March 2012).
1.6 Issues
The sample test takers commented that it was hard to manage time because the essay questions are
scattered throughout the examination paper. It was suggested to have all multiple choice questions together
and all essay questions together. Although it is not wrong to mix the questions types the suggestion will be
implemented in the next version.
1.7 Comments & Feedback Process
All comments and feedback should be provided by the National and Regional Boards. Hence it is the
responsibility of the National and Regional Boards to collect comments and feedback from the public and
pass it on to the person responsible for the CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam in the Examination Working
Group using the feedback form “Review Comments for CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam” spreadsheet
and email it to Mette Bruhn-Pedersen:
m.bruhn-pedersen@dstb.dk
2.
Detailed Description of Release Contents
This is the first official version of a CTEL Sample Exam.
The following documents are described in further detail below:
CTEL_Test_Manager_Sample_Exam_Paper_v2011_Release_Version.pdf
CTEL TM Answer Sheet for Multiple Choice Practice Exam Paper.pdf
CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt X Release.pdf
Candidate X Essay Questions.pdf
2.1 CTEL_Test_Manager_Sample_Exam_Paper_v2011_Release_Version.pdf
The document contains all the questions. The multiple choice and essay questions are listed in the order in
which they were delivered by the question writers; see CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt X
Release.pdf documents. As the sample test takers raised this as an issue the order will be changed in
version 2.
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2.2 CTEL TM Answer Sheet for Multiple Choice Practice Exam Paper.pdf
The document contains the correct answers for all multiple choice questions and maps each question to its
corresponding Learning Objective and K-Level.
2.3 CTEL TM Sample Exam Questions Chpt X Release.pdf
The documents contain all questions as they were created by the question writers. The documents include
justification for correct answers as well as the essay marking schemes.
2.4 Candidate X Essay Questions.pdf
The documents contain the example answers to essay questions which could be used for practicing marking
of essay questions.
The Candidate 3 answers are hand-written.
3.
Developing process and review
3.1 General developing process
The development process is documented on the EWG intranet:
http://istqb.org/display/EXAMINATION/CTEL+Test+Manager+Sample+Exam
The following milestone plan was followed:
Jul 31 Authors submit all essay and multiple choice questions for work group internal review
Aug 11 Review comments from all authors are submitted and discussed
Aug 21 Reworked questions are sent to EWG and ELWG for review
Aug 24 Reworked questions are sent to the secretary to be included in the GA agenda and review
comments from national boards can be submitted
Sep 11 Review comments from EWG, ELWG and national boards are discussed
Sep 18 Reworked questions are sent to EWG and ELWG for approval
Sep 25 Approved questions are sent to the secretary to be included in the GA agenda
Oct 11 Technical writer reviews all questions
Oct 16 Final version is ready
Note that the process agreed with the question writers did not include the sample test takers. That was
added later on.
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3.2 Review process
- Internal review by the question writers. Each question writer has reviewed all questions.
4.
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Focused review by 4 members of the EWG.
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Review by 2 National Boards.
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Feedback from sample test takers (feedback will be incorporated from version 2).
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Review by Technical Editor.
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Discussions of release version on EWG workshop in Shanghai on the 29 th of November 2011.
Planned Releases
There are already planned two new releases of the Sample Exam. The exact release dates are not settled
but it is expected that Release 2 is completed before Christmas 2011 and that Release 3 is completed by
mid-March 2012.
4.1
Scope for Release 2
Reorder questions to avoid switching between multiple choice and essay questions
Add points and timings to help test takers manage examination time
Other cosmetic issues
4.2
Scope for Release 3
Improve essay question marking schemes
Examples of how to mark the sample essay questions
5.
Localization
All national and regional boards are allowed to translate the CTEL Test Manager Sample Exam. If changes
are made it should be clearly stated in the beginning of the paper that it has been modified by the national
or regional board.
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