We get this question a lot. People often wonder why they can’t just take practice exams to learn the material. In theory, you can do this, but let’s take a look at the numbers! We ran 10,000 simulations of randomly-generated practice exams for each exam’s question pool, and then calculated the number of practice exams one would need to take to see every single question at least once. Note that is just to see every question, this doesn’t mean you’ve actually learned it. Here’s what we found:
For the 2022 Technician Question Pool:
- Mean: 76.1073 exams
- Median: 71 exams
- Mode: 68 exams
- Max: 184 exams
- Min: 44 exams
For the 2019 General Question Pool:
- Mean: 91.5207 exams
- Median: 77 exams
- Mode: 82 exams
- Max: 246 exams
- Min: 53 exam
For the 2020 Extra Question Pool:
- Mean: 90.2247 exams
- Median: 78 exams
- Mode: 84 exams
- Max: 210 exams
- Min: 52 exams
As you can see, you’d need to take between 44 and 246 practice exams just to see each question at least once! Using a study method like the one we’ve designed in HamStudy’s Study Mode is a great way to get exposed to all the questions and get refreshed on questions you need to study more. Check out the HamStudy FAQ for more fun details on how the Flash Card method works and how your aptitude score is calculated: https://blog.hamstudy.org/faq/
By Terry nieman August 3, 2022 - 21:05
Im a general.now..was cool.that i had passed a tec test.on frb 14 .back in 2003.then the general test when code was dropped later .passed also.on feb.14 .would be funny to get extra on Feb 14 .. could i learn this in time.?
By kd7bbc August 4, 2022 - 12:13
That depends on you and how much time you’re willing to spend on it =] I know many people who have earned their Extra in a much shorter time frame, but it really varies from person to person. I would definitely think that’s a realistic goal if you’re working towards it, though.
The “easiest” way to study is to use the HamStudy app and just go into study mode, possibly Cram Mode where you can use a slider to set the difficulty. Once you’ve seen all the questions once and set how hard you consider them, plus reviewed the explanations on any that you need, you can switch back to quiz mode to finish learning. Lots of variations from there — select a single subelement at a time, do the whole pool, etc. At some point you’ll want to start taking practice exams to see how close you are, then study the areas where you miss the most with study mode.
If you have a book or video series that you’re using then you can adjust this method slightly to focus on the areas that you covered in your book.
By DENNIS D. HEATON March 17, 2024 - 10:35
I have been trying to access the study program. I have the print study manual and the discount code for the general level 2 test. Your web site is locked-up and generally inaccessible. Very disappointed as no other classes are available in the next4 months or so.
Rec’d my Tech level 1 in Nov. 2023,& want to take Gen Level 2 while data is still reasonably fresh in mind. Date currently is 17 March 2024. Changing my email for security reasons.
By DENNIS D. HEATON March 17, 2024 - 10:37
I have been trying to access the study program. I have the print study manual and the discount code for the general level 2 test. Your web site is locked-up and generally inaccessible. Very disappointed as no other classes are available in the next4 months or so.
Rec’d my Tech level 1 in Nov. 2023,& want to take Gen Level 2 while data is still reasonably fresh in mind. Date currently is 17 March 2024. Changing my email for security reasons.
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