[Pibe-division] Taking a Pearson Test

[Sarah Thomas]

So you contacted the publisher in order to get the digital text?  Do you contact a general number at the publisher or is there some specific department you would recommend?  A few of the study guides are on Bookshare but they lack the interactive test taking component, of course.  

> On Sep 15, 2015, at 9:51 PM, Bryan Schulz via Pibe-division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I bought a study book for comptia a+ last year and obtained the text in digital form from the publisher.
> Pearson vue was the testing company and it took visiting my eye doctor to process paperwork and three months to schedule the reader.
> The reader was good and I passed both parts in three hours.
> Bryan Schulz
> 
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> Subject: [Pibe-division] Taking a Pearson Test
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I said I’d report back after my son took his Microsoft Server 2012 r2 exam.  I’m happy to report that the testing experience went relatively smoothly.  Pearson hired a reader who arrived on time and was very professional.  My son tells me that the reader did a very good job and was easy to work with (grammar apologies).  The people at the testing facility were polite and helpful.  The exam was a bear.  Turns out that there were a few gaps in David’s knowledge so he did not pass this time.  It is interesting to note that you can get this test with a “free” retake so that is the next order of business.  Seems that retakes are a common occurrence with this exam. Hopefully it will take way less than the 6 months it took to schedule the exam the first time.  
> 
> David tried to take this exam without purchasing the online testing packages.  This isn’t a good strategy since the questions have a style that bears learning before taking the test.  It’s like the SAT or CPA exam—you may know a lot about the subject but the way it is presented in the exam is challenging.  Unfortunately the online materials are not accessible.  I have become the designated accessibility tool for his studies.  
> 
> Sally Thomas
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