LMP-C01 study plan
LMP-C01 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Item Writing and Review Best Practices & Scoring, Standard Setting, and Psychometrics
Map the item-writing and psychometrics domain outlines into a weighted checklist of subtopics
Define each core measurement term (reliability, validity, item difficulty, discrimination, standard error) in your own words
Draft five original multiple-choice items and label the cognitive level each targets
Set up a spaced-repetition deck seeded with 30 measurement and item-writing terms
Your checkpoint
A one-page terminology sheet plus a five-item draft set with cognitive-level labels
Item Writing and Review Best Practices & Scoring, Standard Setting, and Psychometrics
Classify common item flaws (ambiguous stems, implausible distractors, cueing, negative phrasing) and write a fix for each
Explain how item difficulty and discrimination indices inform item retention decisions
Describe the standard-setting approaches you can defend and when each is appropriate
Peer-review your five draft items against a written checklist and revise them
Your checkpoint
A revised ten-item set with a completed review checklist for each item
Scoring, Standard Setting, and Psychometrics & Item Writing and Review Best Practices
Distinguish criterion-referenced from norm-referenced score interpretation with examples
Summarize how reliability coefficients and standard error of measurement affect pass/fail decisions
Write two short scenarios illustrating defensible versus indefensible standard-setting practice
Self-quiz on measurement concepts and log every missed term for re-study
Your checkpoint
A two-page psychometrics summary with two worked scenarios and a logged error list
Security, Integrity, and Fairness & Exam Fundamentals and Exam Logistics
Outline the exam-integrity threats (item exposure, impersonation, collusion) and the control that addresses each
State the candidate confidentiality and test-security obligations in plain language
List the exam-day logistics and identification requirements you must be able to recite
Draft a candidate-facing fairness and accommodations summary in under 200 words
Your checkpoint
A threat-and-control matrix plus a candidate fairness summary
Exam Fundamentals and Exam Logistics & Question Formats and Item Types
Compare the item formats on the exam and state what each format can and cannot assess
Explain scoring rules for each format, including any partial-credit or penalty conventions
Build a personal exam-day timeline covering check-in through submission
Write three practice items in a non-multiple-choice format and critique them
Your checkpoint
A format-comparison table with scoring notes and a one-page exam-day timeline
Program Administration and Candidate Communication & Security, Integrity, and Fairness
Draft a candidate communication plan covering registration, results, and appeals
Describe how to handle an irregularity report from intake through resolution
Identify the records-retention and data-protection considerations for candidate data
Write two sample candidate emails: one results notice and one policy-change notice
Your checkpoint
A communication plan outline with two polished sample messages
Item Writing and Review Best Practices & Scoring, Standard Setting, and Psychometrics & Program Administration and Candidate Communication
Integrate domains 3, 4, and 6 into a single review of how item quality flows into scoring and reporting
Complete a timed 40-question mixed practice set and record per-domain accuracy
Diagnose your two weakest subtopics and re-study them with targeted notes
Revise any earlier deliverable that conflicts with what you have since learned
Your checkpoint
A scored practice-set report with a ranked list of two weak subtopics and remediation notes
Security, Integrity, and Fairness & Exam Fundamentals and Exam Logistics & Question Formats and Item Types
Recite from memory the security, logistics, and format facts you must know cold
Run two timed full-length practice sessions under exam-like conditions
Review every missed question and write a one-line rule to prevent each error
Finalize a one-page pre-exam checklist covering logistics, timing, and mental prep
Your checkpoint
A one-page pre-exam checklist plus an error-rule log from both practice sessions
Milestones
Week 2: You can explain item difficulty, discrimination, reliability, and validity without notes, and your revised item set passes your own review checklist.
Week 4: You can match each major integrity threat to a control and state the exam-day identification and logistics requirements from memory.
Week 6: You can describe the full candidate lifecycle from registration to results and appeals, and your two sample messages need no further editing.
Week 8: You score at or above your target on both timed practice sessions and can recite the pre-exam checklist without referring to notes.