TCFP Field Examiner Course Latest Realistic Questions And
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Which of the following sections of the Texas Commission on Fire protection deals
directly with the testing process? - ANSWER: (E. Both A and D)
A. Certification and Professional Development
B. Financial Services
C. Public Information
D. Training Approval and Testing
E. Both A and D
The Training Approval and Testing program administers examinations for select
certification and associated IFSAC seals (where applicable). - ANSWER: True
The Curriculum Development Specialist works closely with the commission's
____________ to update the Certification Curriculum Manual. - ANSWER: A.
Curriculum and Testing Committee
The International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) has accredited the
commission's certification and testing process as meeting the applicable __________
standards for various certifications. - ANSWER: B. National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA)
. As a field examiner, you are limited to evaluating performance skills only in the
discipline(s) in which you hold certification, or in disciplines in which you have
provided documentation to the commission that shows you meet or exceed the
applicable curriculum requirements. - ANSWER: True
A ________ is a statement signed by an individual who is applying to be a
commission-approved field examiner. - ANSWER: Letter of Intent
Which of the following qualifies one to be a commission-approved field examiner? -
ANSWER: (E. All of the above)
A. Certification to at least the Instructor I level
B. Certification in the discipline being evaluated or having documentation of
comparable training on file with the commission
C. Successfully completing this field examiner training course within the last two
years
D. Submitting to the commission an application and signed Letter of Intent upon
completion of this course.
E. All of the above
A field examiner must have a thorough knowledge of only the skill being tested.
Knowledge of the evaluation form being used is unimportant. - ANSWER: False
,_______ is a tendency toward a lack of objectivity, fairness, or impartiality on the part
of the evaluator, often based on personal preferences and inclinations. -
ANSWER: Bias
As a field examiner, you must judge the performance of the examinee, not the
person. Personal feelings cannot have an effect on the outcome of the skill
examination. - ANSWER: True
As a field examiner, you will be required to review the procedures with the person
serving as a "team member" during a team skill. There are no team skills where
only the examinee is being evaluated. - ANSWER: True
. If the examinee tells the team member to do a wrong step during a team skill, the
team member must follow those instructions except __________. - ANSWER: If the
act would cause a safety hazard.
Halo Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to base overall judgments or
evaluations on selected pieces of information rather than on all available relevant
information.
Leniency Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to rate an examinee too high or
judges the performance level as better than it is in actuality.
Central Tendency - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to rate examinees toward the
mid-point of a scale or to judge the performance as average or neutral when it is
actually well above or well below the middle level of the scale.
Contrast Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to compare one examinee to other
examinees rather than comparing that examinee's level of performance to the
standards.
Stringency Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to rate an examinee too low or
judges the performance level as poorer than it is in actuality.
The ________ occurs when an evaluator tends to base judgments and evaluations on
early opinions rather than on a complete picture and tends to distort subsequent
information to fit the initial opinion. - ANSWER: First-impression effect
The ________ occurs when an evaluator judges more favorably those people seen as
similar to himself/herself. - ANSWER: Similar-to-me-effect
Which of the following must field examiners keep in mind when evaluating an
examinee? - ANSWER: (D. All of the above)
, A. The examinee's performance when the skill requires multiple steps and if there
is a prescribed order for the steps that has to be followed.
B. The steps, the number of steps required, and whether the steps have to be
performed in a certain sequential order. Some skill steps require the examinee to
provide verbal statements; therefore, you must be in a position to hear the
examinee.
C. Evaluating each examinee by his or her performance only.
D. All of the above
The student may be allowed two attempts to complete each skill; however, a
different qualified field examiner must evaluate any retests. - ANSWER: True
A field examiner's responsibility is to ensure that the commission-designated skills
are evaluated in a __________ environment. - ANSWER: Testing
Which image best depicts a skills testing environment? - ANSWER: The one with
the firefighter getting checked off on SCBA skills.
It is vital that each examinee receives the exact same set of instructions due to
possible legal ramifications. - ANSWER: True
Which of the following questions should field examiners ask examinees after
reading the skills instructions? - ANSWER: Do you understand these instructions?
The overall grading system of the performance skill examination is on a Pass/Fail
or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. - ANSWER: True
Which of the following statements applies to administering the commission-
designated skill evaluation process? - ANSWER: (D. All of the above)
A. The skill shall not be opened until all training and/or practice sessions for the
designated subject area have been completed.
B. The evaluations are to occur on the date (s), time (s), and location (s) as
submitted by the training provider on the Training Prior Approval form.
C. The training provider must immediately notify the commission of any deviation
from the commission-designated skill evaluation schedule as submitted.
D. All of the above
What conditions are required for allowing the examinee a retry of a skill? -
ANSWER: The existence of a safety hazard beyond the control of the examinee.
. If an examinee falters or stops before completing the skill, the examiner is not
allowed to ask the examinee, Are you sure? - ANSWER: False
. All records must be maintained by the training facility for a minimum of three
years or in accordance with the requirement of the Texas State Library and
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Which of the following sections of the Texas Commission on Fire protection deals
directly with the testing process? - ANSWER: (E. Both A and D)
A. Certification and Professional Development
B. Financial Services
C. Public Information
D. Training Approval and Testing
E. Both A and D
The Training Approval and Testing program administers examinations for select
certification and associated IFSAC seals (where applicable). - ANSWER: True
The Curriculum Development Specialist works closely with the commission's
____________ to update the Certification Curriculum Manual. - ANSWER: A.
Curriculum and Testing Committee
The International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) has accredited the
commission's certification and testing process as meeting the applicable __________
standards for various certifications. - ANSWER: B. National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA)
. As a field examiner, you are limited to evaluating performance skills only in the
discipline(s) in which you hold certification, or in disciplines in which you have
provided documentation to the commission that shows you meet or exceed the
applicable curriculum requirements. - ANSWER: True
A ________ is a statement signed by an individual who is applying to be a
commission-approved field examiner. - ANSWER: Letter of Intent
Which of the following qualifies one to be a commission-approved field examiner? -
ANSWER: (E. All of the above)
A. Certification to at least the Instructor I level
B. Certification in the discipline being evaluated or having documentation of
comparable training on file with the commission
C. Successfully completing this field examiner training course within the last two
years
D. Submitting to the commission an application and signed Letter of Intent upon
completion of this course.
E. All of the above
A field examiner must have a thorough knowledge of only the skill being tested.
Knowledge of the evaluation form being used is unimportant. - ANSWER: False
,_______ is a tendency toward a lack of objectivity, fairness, or impartiality on the part
of the evaluator, often based on personal preferences and inclinations. -
ANSWER: Bias
As a field examiner, you must judge the performance of the examinee, not the
person. Personal feelings cannot have an effect on the outcome of the skill
examination. - ANSWER: True
As a field examiner, you will be required to review the procedures with the person
serving as a "team member" during a team skill. There are no team skills where
only the examinee is being evaluated. - ANSWER: True
. If the examinee tells the team member to do a wrong step during a team skill, the
team member must follow those instructions except __________. - ANSWER: If the
act would cause a safety hazard.
Halo Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to base overall judgments or
evaluations on selected pieces of information rather than on all available relevant
information.
Leniency Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to rate an examinee too high or
judges the performance level as better than it is in actuality.
Central Tendency - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to rate examinees toward the
mid-point of a scale or to judge the performance as average or neutral when it is
actually well above or well below the middle level of the scale.
Contrast Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to compare one examinee to other
examinees rather than comparing that examinee's level of performance to the
standards.
Stringency Effect - ANSWER: An evaluator tends to rate an examinee too low or
judges the performance level as poorer than it is in actuality.
The ________ occurs when an evaluator tends to base judgments and evaluations on
early opinions rather than on a complete picture and tends to distort subsequent
information to fit the initial opinion. - ANSWER: First-impression effect
The ________ occurs when an evaluator judges more favorably those people seen as
similar to himself/herself. - ANSWER: Similar-to-me-effect
Which of the following must field examiners keep in mind when evaluating an
examinee? - ANSWER: (D. All of the above)
, A. The examinee's performance when the skill requires multiple steps and if there
is a prescribed order for the steps that has to be followed.
B. The steps, the number of steps required, and whether the steps have to be
performed in a certain sequential order. Some skill steps require the examinee to
provide verbal statements; therefore, you must be in a position to hear the
examinee.
C. Evaluating each examinee by his or her performance only.
D. All of the above
The student may be allowed two attempts to complete each skill; however, a
different qualified field examiner must evaluate any retests. - ANSWER: True
A field examiner's responsibility is to ensure that the commission-designated skills
are evaluated in a __________ environment. - ANSWER: Testing
Which image best depicts a skills testing environment? - ANSWER: The one with
the firefighter getting checked off on SCBA skills.
It is vital that each examinee receives the exact same set of instructions due to
possible legal ramifications. - ANSWER: True
Which of the following questions should field examiners ask examinees after
reading the skills instructions? - ANSWER: Do you understand these instructions?
The overall grading system of the performance skill examination is on a Pass/Fail
or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. - ANSWER: True
Which of the following statements applies to administering the commission-
designated skill evaluation process? - ANSWER: (D. All of the above)
A. The skill shall not be opened until all training and/or practice sessions for the
designated subject area have been completed.
B. The evaluations are to occur on the date (s), time (s), and location (s) as
submitted by the training provider on the Training Prior Approval form.
C. The training provider must immediately notify the commission of any deviation
from the commission-designated skill evaluation schedule as submitted.
D. All of the above
What conditions are required for allowing the examinee a retry of a skill? -
ANSWER: The existence of a safety hazard beyond the control of the examinee.
. If an examinee falters or stops before completing the skill, the examiner is not
allowed to ask the examinee, Are you sure? - ANSWER: False
. All records must be maintained by the training facility for a minimum of three
years or in accordance with the requirement of the Texas State Library and
