ADA Specifications guide?

[jdoc04]

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They breakdown the subjects to be tested on the exam. I parentheses there is a number. Is that the # of question types that are on the exam?

EX:
Math (30)
A> Algebra (9)
etc....

Just curious??

 

[tinman831]

They breakdown the subjects to be tested on the exam. I parentheses there is a number. Is that the # of question types that are on the exam?

EX:
Math (30)
A> Algebra (9)
etc....

Just curious??

From the ADEA website

The Dental Admission Test consists of 280 multiple-choice items distributed across a battery of four tests. The DAT is a computer-based examination, which takes approximately 4.5 hours to complete with an optional 15 minute break. The four components of the DAT are:

1. Survey of the Natural Sciences – 100 items
General Biology 40
General Chemistry 30
Organic Chemistry 30
2. Perceptual Ability Test – 90 items
(six 15-item sections: paper folds,cubes,3-D apertures, angles, views, shape folds)
3. Quantitative Reasoning – 40 items
4. Reading Comprehension – 50 items (3 reading passages)

 

[jdoc04]

From the ADEA website

The Dental Admission Test consists of 280 multiple-choice items distributed across a battery of four tests. The DAT is a computer-based examination, which takes approximately 4.5 hours to complete with an optional 15 minute break. The four components of the DAT are:

1. Survey of the Natural Sciences – 100 items
General Biology 40
General Chemistry 30
Organic Chemistry 30
2. Perceptual Ability Test – 90 items
(six 15-item sections: paper folds,cubes,3-D apertures, angles, views, shape folds)
3. Quantitative Reasoning – 40 items
4. Reading Comprehension – 50 items (3 reading passages)

Not what I was asking... here is the link:
http://pdftohtml.markoer.org/pdf2ht...of/ed/testing/dat/dat_test_specifications.pdf

 

[tinman831]

Oops sorry about that. Seems like the numbers add up right. I just wasn't aware that there were specific number of questions asked for each category like that.

 

[jdoc04]

Oops sorry about that. Seems like the numbers add up right. I just wasn't aware that there were specific number of questions asked for each category like that.

Me too that is what I am wondering. Not that it matters just drives home the point that you need to know a little about everything!!!