Has anyone taken the new computer based SIT test? I have been planning to take my SIT for the last couple years and just haven't done it. I would really like to take it this year, looking for some feedback on the test and what study material is good. I have associate degrees in surveying technology as well as civil engineering. I also have been surveying for the last 9 years, 7 of thoose 9 I have been crew chief. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I popped into the SIT refresher at the convention yesterday and annoyed the students with quick quiz of how many feet in a rod, chain, mile, acre, difference between US FT and International Foot, etc.
What I did not ask but I want to know:
Can you skip a question and return to it in the electronic version?
I am good at standardized tests. I was taught how to take them. You go through reading every unanswered question. 1st time through you only answer the easy ones. 2nd time you answer the medium ones. 3rd time you answer the hard ones. 4th time you answer the impossible ones. When you get stumped you go back and check you answers, then return to the impossible ones. The idea is that rereading the harder questions will get it into your sub-conscience where your brain will think it out for you.
Good luck on the exam. Study materials are provided somewhere. Go to the review courses.
Now tell me what is 10 square chains, what is 80 chains, what is a nautical mile, what is the precision ratio of the difference between US FT and International FT, one minute in a hundred feet is how much?
NCEES has study guides: http://ncees.org/exams/study-materials/
Took it 2 weeks ago. First half (for me at least, they mix it up) was calculation problems, second half was more definitions. 110 questions, split into 2 sessions. I had bought their (NCEES) review book a few years ago and I believe they made it electronic only now.
I would study definitions for sure (They asked me what parol evidence was, twice). Horizontal and vertical curves consisted of about 8 questions, give or take. I'd like to think that the rest of the questions were common geometry problems, but refresh yourself with that anyways.
I studied for about 2 weeks, an hour or so a day, and I passed (but don't let that deter you from studying hard... I somehow do well with standardized tests). Best of luck!!