Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC SPECIALTY BOARD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Resolution NO. 01, S. 1994)
The main purpose is to fully computerize the Landscape Architecture Licensure Examination starting March 1994 to modernize the examination process and align with technological advancements.
The beneficial effects include credible, qualitative, and efficacious licensure exams that gain public trust, expeditious release of exam results, and ample time for the Board to exercise regulatory powers.
Under PRC Resolution No. 265, Series of 1993, the directive was given to fully computerize examinations of all professions under the PRC jurisdiction, except for those with fewer than 1,000 examinees, which were programmed for 1994.
Questions include subjective types (problems, drawings, essays) and objective types (multiple choice with four or more options), with specific weightings depending on the subject.
The proportion is 60% objective and 40% subjective questions.
The Board Member must initially input no less than 500 questions for each subject into the question bank.
The questions become the intellectual property of the Commission and the Board Member loses the right to withdraw them once they are no longer Board Members.
The programs must be tamper-free, use multiple passwords so no one person has complete access, and three responsible key officials are designated to manage security.
Authorized persons inside the confidential room are not permitted to leave until one hour after the start of the exam for the concerned subject. Security and authorized observers must be present.
Objective questions are corrected using the Optical Mark Reader (OMR), while subjective questions may be corrected through OMR or manual processes.