HBI/NAHB Residential Construction Academy (RCA) Series Student Certification Assessments: Carpentry Basic

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
Home Builders Institute (HBI)
Contact:
Steve Cousins, Associate Vice President Of Curriculum & Training
Phone:
202266.8939

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
NOCTI
Contact:
Randi VanHemert, Project Coordinator

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • School: Online
Paper & Pencil
Yes
Can the instructor take this test?:
No
Number of Test Items:
60
Time Allowed (minutes):

50

Passing Score (percent):

Entry Level: 70%; Semi-Skilled: 85%

Cost Per Test:

Post-test, online administration, multiple choice: $22 each; post-test, paper/pencil administration, multiple choice: $33 each

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
No
Time of day
Yes
Order of tasks
No
Planned breaks during test
No
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No

Setting

Test location
Yes
Adaptive or special furniture
Yes
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
Yes
Specific verbal prompts
No
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
Yes
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
Yes
Large-print test
Yes
Braille test
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Audio test
Yes
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
Yes
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
Yes

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
No
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Brailler
No
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
No
Augmentative communication device
No
Word prediction software
No
Spelling aids
No
English dictionary
No
Dictation using a recording device
No
Dictation to a scribe
No
Read back student response
Yes
Calculator and arithmetic tools
Yes
Calculator with additional functions
No
Math aids
No
Dry erase board
No
Additional writing implements
No

Audio test
Yes
Bilingual dictionary
No
Dictation to a scribe
No
English dictionary
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No
Multiple test sessions
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
No

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