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NRC Comments on Draft Licensee-Developed Exam (Written) (Folder 2)
ML14010A035
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Site: Millstone Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 10/18/2013
From: Peter Presby
Operations Branch I
To:
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
Jackson D
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Download: ML14010A035 (6)


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ES-401 Written Examination Review Worksheet Form ES-401-9

1.
2.
3. Psychometric Flaws
4. Job Content Flaws
5. Other
6.
7.
8.

Q#

LOK LOD (F/H)

(1-5)

Stem Cues T/F Cred. Partial Job-Minutia

  1. I Back-Q=

SRO B/M/N U/E/S Explanation Focus Dist.

Link units ward KIA Only 1

H 3

X B

u Multiple implausible distractors. Changed stem conditions and reworded distractors.

2 F

2 B

s Re-categorized as memory level question.

3 F

3 N

E Single implausible distractor. Wrote new question.

4 F

2 N

E Re-categorized as memory level question. Minor wording changes in choices.

5 F

2.5 N

E Reworded to move text from choices into question stem.

6 H

2.5 X

N u

Multiple implausible distractors. Modified question.

7 H

2.8 X

X N

u Multiple potentially correct choices. KIA mismatch. Wrote new question.

8 H

3 B

E Modified stem data for the actual TS limit. Adjusted choice wording to match TS wording.

9 H

3 B

E Added explanation of the KIA match. Added component alpha-numeric designator.

10 H

3 M

s Added to justification to explain this is RO level knowledge. Minor wording change.

11 H

3 N

E Re-arranged stem information to align with sequence of choices.

12 H

2.4 B

E Low LOD, weak distractors. Replaced w/another bank Q.

13 H

2.8 N

E Re-categorized as memory level question. Modified stem wording.

14 F

3 B

E Re-categorized as memory level question.

15 F

2.5 X

B E

Single implausible distractor. Re-ordered choices and modified question wording to make distractor plausible.

16 H

3 B

E Reworded to move text from choices into question stem.

Good question but poor match. Per Chief Examiner, tied this Tier 1 EPE 17 H

3 M

E KA with a more appropriate Section 4 generic KA. Minor wording changes to stem and choices.

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ES-401 2

Form ES-401-9

1.
2.
3. Psychometric Flaws
4. Job Content Flaws
5. Other
6.
7.
8.

i LOK LOD Q#

(F/H)

(1-5)

Stem Cues T/F Cred. Partial Job-Minutia

  1. I Back-Q= SRO B/M/N U/E/S Explanation Focus Dist.

Link units ward KIA Only 18 H

3 N

s 19 F

4 X

X N

u Low operational validity, minutia. Wrote new Q.

20 F

3 B

E Re-categorized as memory level question. Reformatted.

21 H

3 N

E Added to stem as necessary to eliminate possibility of multiple correct answers based on assumptions on conditions not given.

22 H

3 B

s 23 H

3 N

E Modified one distractor to make more clearly wrong.

24 F

3 B

s Added information to justification section.

25 H

3 B

s 26 F

3 X

B E

One distractor helps to answer another Q. Replaced the distractor and made other minor wording changes.

27 F

3 N

E Low plausibility distractors. Modified stem conditions and distractors.

28 F

3 B

E Moved repetitive information from each of the choices to the stem.

29 H

3 B

s Added information to justification section.

30 H

3 B

E Reworded to move information from choices into question stem.

31 H

3 B

s Minor distractor wording changes.

32 F

3 X

N u

Multiple implausible distractors. Reworded to move information from choices into question stem. Modified question and distractors.

33 H

3 B

s I

34 H

3 N

E Question and choices did not align. Modified Q to include control I

system response. Revised to reduce test item word count.

35 H

3 X

N u

KA mismatch. Rejected KIA based on oversampling. Wrote new I

question to match new KIA.

H 3

B s

36 I

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ES-401 2

Form ES-401*9

1.
2.
3. Psychometric Flaws
4. Job Content Flaws
5. Other
6.
7.
8.

LOK LOD Q#

(F/H)

(1-5)

Stem Cues T/F Cred. Partial Job-Minutia

  1. I Back-Q=

SRO B/M/N UIE/S Explanation Focus Dist.

Link units ward KIA Only 37 H

3 B

E Reworded to eliminate ambiguity introduced by use of "only and to improve operational validity."

38 H

3 N

E Reword to move text from choices into question stem and to clarify Q.

39 H

3 B

s Modified Q to increase LOD and provided additional stem conditions 40 H

2 B

E to ensure key answer correct regardless of RCS leakage assumptions.

41 H

3 N

s 42 F

3 B

E Reworded to move text from choices into question stem.

43 H

2 N

E Minor wording changes.

44 H

3 B

s 45 F

3 X

B E

Potential for multiple correct answers. Added to stem or choices to ensure only one correct answer. Changed one distractor 46 H

3 N

s 47 H

3 B

s 48 F

2 X

X B

u Minutia. Lacks operational validity. Does not provide adequate basis for licensing decision. Replaced with a bank Q.

49 F

3 B

E Added information to justification section. Minor formatting changes.

50 F

2.5 N

s Corrected typo.

51 F

2 N

s 52 F

1.5 N

u Low LOD. Wrote a new Q.

53 F

3 N

s 54 H

3 B

s

!dded information to justification section.

L__-L___

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ES-401 2

Form ES-401-9

1.
2.
3. Psychometric Flaws
4. Job Content Flaws
5. Other
6.
7.
8.

LOK LOD Q#

(F/H)

(1-5)

Stem Cues T/F Cred. Partial Job-Minutia

  1. I Back-Q=

SRO B/M/N U/E/S Explanation Focus Dist.

Link units ward KIA Only 55 F

2 N

s 56 F

2 N

E KIA match but low operational validity. Re-select ed the KA. Wrote a newQ.

57 F

2 N

E Minor wording changes.

58 F

3 B

E Minor wording changes.

59 F

2 B

E Minor wording changes.

60 F

2 N

E Reworded question to improve operational validity.

61 F

2 N

E Clarified Q. Added additional condition to the stem.

62 F

2 B

s 63 H

3 B

E Minor wording change in a distractor choice.

64 H

3 B

E Added information to justification section.

65 F

3 B

E Replaced two distractors to improve plausibility.

66 F

2 N

s Added information to justification section.

67 H

3 B

E Modified stem to align with all choices.

I 68 F

3 X

N E

Single implausible distractor. Replaced the distractor. Added information to stem. Minor wording changes.

69 F

2 B

E At Chief Examiner's direction, replaced Q with another Q on the same topic that tests a more operationally significant knowledge.

I 70 F

2 M

s I

71 F

1 X

B u

This tests general rad worker knowledge. No requirement to possess 1 a license to have this knowledge. Replaced with a bank Q.

72 H

3 N

s I

73 F

3 B

s i

74 F

2 B

s J

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ES-401 2

Form ES-401-9

1.
2.
3. Psychometric Flaws
4. Job Content Flaws
5. Other
6.
7.
8.

LOK LOD Q#

(F/H)

(1-5)

Stem Cues T/F Cred. Partial Job-Minutia

  1. I Back-Q=

SRO 8/M/N U/E/S Explanation Focus Dis!.

Link units ward KIA Only 75 H

3 B

s 76 H

3 B

s 77 H

4 B

s 78 H

3 X

N u

Not SRO-only. Modified Q to ask forTS basis information.

Low LOD because question is direct lookup with the provided 79 H

1 X

N u

references. Added additional conditions to stem to ensure two separate actions apply.

80 H

3 B

s Minor wording changes.

81 H

3 X

N u

Not SRO-only. Can be answered with RO knowledge. Modified choices to make SRO-only.

82 F

3 N

E Simplistic, leading and memory level. Modified Q and choices.

83 F

3 X

B E

Added to stem to ensure distractor is not partially correct.

84 H

3 X

N u

Not SRO-only. This Question #84 helps to answer Question #21.

Wrote a new question.

85 H

4 N

E Added noun names for the instruments referenced in the question stem.

86 H

2 N

E Question simplistic. At Chief Examiner's direction, reselected KIA and wrote new Q.

87 H

4 N

E Too wordy and choices potentially leading. Reworded the Q.

88 H

3 B

E Reworded stem and choices to improve Q.

89 H

2.2 N

E Weak distractors. Modified Q and choices to improve discriminatory value.

90 F

3 N

E Weak distractors. Modified Q and choices to improve discriminatory value.

91 F

3 X

N u

Not SRO-only. Can be answered with RO knowledge. Wrote a new Q.

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ES-401 2

Form ES-401-9

1.
2.
3. Psychometric Flaws
4. Job Content Flaws
5. Other
6.
7.
8.

LOK LOD Q#

(F/H)

(1-5)

Stem Cues T/F Cred. Partial Job-Minutia

  1. I Back-Q=

SRO 8/M/N U/E/S Explanation Focus Dist.

Link units ward KIA Only 92 H

3 N

E Modified stem and choices to improve alignment between question and choices.

93 H

3 B

E Reworded to ensure no cueing in stem.

94 H

2 B

s 95 H

3 B

E Minor rewording to improve distractor balance and align answers with the question.

96 H

3 N

s Added information to justification section to explain the SRO-only nature of the question.

97 F

2 N

s 98 H

3 N

E Modified question to ensure more clearly testing SRO-only knowledge.

99 H

4 B

s 100 H

3 N

E Minor wording changes.

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