III IC-90 flashcards
III IC-90 · Build recall with a focused review session.
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- Unverified syllabus
- A syllabus that cannot be matched to a published provider document. Study plans built on it carry unknown scope risk, so confirm the blueprint directly with the awarding body first.
- Exam blueprint
- The provider's official statement of domains, weightings, question count, and duration. It overrides any third-party summary of the exam's content or structure.
- Level III designation
- A common convention marking an advanced or supervisory tier in a qualification series. The meaning varies by provider and must be confirmed in writing, not assumed.
- Sample paper purpose
- A provider-published example used to calibrate question style, difficulty, and timing. It indicates format, not the full scope of assessable content.
- Syllabus version control
- Recording the exact edition and publication date of the syllabus you study from. Blueprints are revised, and older notes silently drift out of date.
- Unattributed question bank
- Practice material with no named provider, author, or edition. Treat its claims as unverified and trace any fact to a primary source before relying on it.
- Open-questions log
- A running written list of facts you could not confirm. Unresolved items concentrate risk, so they should be the last thing you close before the exam.
- Provider confirmation
- Written verification from the awarding body of scope, format, and pass criteria. It is the only reliable substitute when no public syllabus is available.
- Spaced repetition
- Reviewing material at expanding intervals, such as days one, three, seven, and twenty-one. It produces better long-term retention than the same total time spent rereading.
- Active recall
- Retrieving an answer from memory with the source closed. It strengthens retention more per minute than passive rereading or highlighting of the same material.
- Interleaved practice
- Mixing different question types within one study session instead of blocking a single topic. It trains discrimination between similar concepts under exam conditions.
- Two-pass technique
- Answering confident items first and flagging uncertain ones, then returning to flagged items only after the first pass is complete. It protects time and momentum.
- Selection-count check
- For multiple-response items, noting how many options must be chosen before reading them. The count constrains which combinations are even possible.
- Absolute qualifier rule
- Options using words like always, never, or only are usually wrong unless the source states them explicitly. Discard them first during elimination.
- Per-question time budget
- Total exam minutes divided by question count. Abandon any single item that exceeds roughly twice this budget and return to it later if time allows.
- Error log
- A record of why each practice question was missed: knowledge gap, misread, or guess. Knowledge gaps, not careless slips, should drive the next study session.
- Retrieval before review
- Attempting to recall a topic before reopening the source. The failed retrieval attempt itself strengthens later learning of the corrected fact.
- Practice-set review cycle
- Completing a timed set, marking it, logging errors, then restudying only the missed topics. This closes the loop faster than rereading whole chapters.
- Primary source
- The provider's own syllabus, regulations, or standards document. It outranks textbooks, which outrank training-company blogs, forums, and video summaries.
- Currency check
- Confirming a source's revision date against the syllabus version you are studying. Undated or superseded material should not be memorised as current fact.
- Attribution test
- A claim lacking a named source, edition, or clause reference is treated as unverified until traced. Unattributed technical claims are the most common source of study error.
- Cross-check rule
- Accept a technical fact only when two independent sources agree, or when a single primary source states it directly and unambiguously.
- Terminology drift
- The same concept appearing under different names across editions or providers. Map synonyms explicitly in your notes before memorising either label.
- Conflict notation
- When sources disagree, prefer the more recent primary document and record the conflict in your notes rather than silently choosing one version as true.
- Regulatory review window
- Legal and standards-based content changes on known cycles. Re-verify such facts within the month before the exam rather than trusting older notes.
- Review flag
- A visible marker on any fact you could not confirm. Unflagged guesses harden into false confidence once exam pressure removes time for reflection.
- Stem-first reading
- Reading the full question stem before the options. The final clause often reverses the ask, using words such as except or least likely.
- Order-of-magnitude estimate
- Approximating a numeric answer before calculating precisely. It catches unit, decimal, and sign errors that a plausible-looking option would otherwise hide.
- Unit discipline
- Converting all quantities into one measurement system before calculating, then converting back only at the end. Mixed units are a leading cause of numeric error.
- Equivalent-option rule
- If two options are logically identical, neither can be the single correct answer in a single-response item. Eliminate both and choose among the remainder.
- No-negative-marking guess
- When wrong answers carry no penalty, never leave a blank. Eliminating even one option first raises the expected score from the guess.
- Reserved review time
- Minutes set aside before the exam starts for returning to flagged items. Flag-and-return only works if that time is allocated in advance.