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1. ey jv http waw cpe Fr ectn assoc echemtest xsrvc globaldema htm 4 X Pir me k K S amp All Demo Online d HN ah v i Pagina Gf Strumenti A European Chemistry Thematic Network Association The European Chemistry Test Official Website Available Demo Access online Available Demo Compatibility Committee Testing Centres NEW FREE OPEN ACCESS TO THE ENGLISH VERSION ONLINE Last update 17 07 2006 22 20 Information panel General General Analytical Inorganic Organic Physical J Chemistry 1 Chemistry 2 Chemistry 3 Chemistry 3 Chemistry 3 Chemistry 3 EmN Deutsch Z Z A A A Z English Bunrapcxu Espafiol e tina Frangais Dansk 4 Deutsch a a Portugu s EAAnvika Suomi Espa ol SN Fran ais Italiano a a a a a r Lietuvu Copyright 2006 ECTN Association Magyar wginfopage Nederlands Norsk ssi e ais Polski a v Fine Internet 100 Access the free demo clicking the Demo online button a for the test you are interested in and follow the instructions to begin the training If the button a is not available for the test you are interested in but is marked with the symbol A or you are interested on a full account then address your queries by contacting us to get a personal account by clicking the link ask for your personal account now from the Home page Once you have login and password use the Access Online tab and follow the instru2. 5 Main Group Chemistry Groups 16 17 18 6 7 8 9 1 Transition Metal Chemistry Coordination Chemistry 1 Coordination Chemistry 2 Organometallic Chemistry Rings Chains Cages Advanced Level a E E Atomic Structure and Bonding Coordination Chemistry Bioinorganic Chemistry Main Group Chemistry Transition Metal Chemistry 14 Organic Chemistry The test has been designed to evaluate a level of competence in organic chemistry equivalent to that of a person who has completed the core chemistry syllabus at University Structure The test consists of 30 questions covering the topics given below It starts with 15 questions at the introductory level followed by 10 questions at the intermediate level and finally 5 questions at the advanced level of difficulty Introductory Level Se ee AOS Se 0 l 12 13 14 15 Nomenclature Structure and Bonding including hybridization Functional Group Recognition Simple Spectroscopy Basic Stereochemistry Reactive intermediates Safety solvents Simple Structure Elucidation Addition to Alkenes and Alkynes Substitution and Elimination Reactions Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of Benzene derivatives and Naphthalene Nucleophilic Additions to Carbonyl Groups Aldehydes Ketones Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Simple Functional Group Transformations Redox Reactions Acid and Base Strengths Radical Halogenation of Alkanes Intermediate Level So Oe ON A 1
3. Environement Compatibility Windows Internet Explorer Go ba ls http www cpe fr ectn assoc echemtest xsrvc compatibility htm ip z w se ix Environement Compatibility l a H 2 B Pagina le Strumenti European Chemistry Thematic Network Association The European Chemistry Test Official Website Compatibility Access online Available Demo Compatibility Committee Testing Centres We are currently checking the compatibility of our tests with different standard platforms for optimal delivery Best compatibility Lowest compatibility Internet Explorer version 4 5 or higher according to the information available in the table See the optimal question by question delivery mode below with standard list of questions delivery mode Dansk Deutsch June 2005 Due to recent changes Microsoft decided to not implement anymore the Java Machine with the most recent Windows XP releases you can download for E free from the website www The Virtual Java Machine VJM is required to run properly the tests and ensure the question by question qxq screen display and the correct nglish j operation of the multimedia hot spot and the java calculator Mandatory a e The Virtual Java Machine must be active to run correctly all interactive sections of the tests e The Text Encoding used is UTF 8 for a wider languages and characters compatibility Browser Faerie arar Netscap
4. Questionmark Perception getting results 19 After Login Once logged in you will find a list of available Demos Choose the one you want to run by clicking on the Start button The following assessments are available to you EChemTest en Analytical Chemistry 3 v3 61 Start EChemTest en General Chemistry 1 v3 3 Start J EChemtTest en General Chemistry 2 v3 3 Start EChemtTest en Inorganic Chemistry 3 v1 10 Start EChemtTest en Organic Chemistry 3 v3 30 Start EChemTest en Physical Chemistry 3 v2 30 Start The list of available tests is updated regularly From the same page you can change your personal password if you wish or see your reports on past assessments by clicking on the appropriate buttons at the end of the list See reports on past assessments Change your password To change your password click on the button Password You will be asked to insert the new password and then to confirm it 20 Change password for VPI New password Confirm password Enter your new password and confirm it Questionmark Perception getting results To access your reports on past assessments click on the button Reports and select the one you would like to see This is most easily done by choosing them by date filter by date Transcript Report Select whether to filter by date Questionmark All dates Last Bl Months S Days
5. This year This month Custom From date Participant VPI Last month To date Last month to date Today eeeee58 Yesterday Cancel See list of results Above some illustrative examples are shown For each Report you find information on the Assessment attempted how the Test was terminated its date and time total score maximum score percentage score time taken and the final result Whenever you like you can access the results of the tests attempted by clicking on the first button of each row corresponding to the column Coaching report On the same page you will find also information on the test itself Timing scoring etc Soon after this first table you will be able to go through your test question by question giving you information regarding each of them possible outcomes outcome s chosen by the candidate answer given score assigned for each single question maximum score that could be obtained for each question and feedback for each question when provided 21 Welcome and go The welcome page In this page you will find the information necessary to start and carry out the test Welcome to the European Chemistry Test Analytical Chemistry 3 Training Test in English Database 2004 v3 70 Information Instruction e Each question is accessible with the navigation bar on the right handside of the screen You can move forward and backward in this question by question delivery disp
6. and grades will be assigned A graphics editor is provided to simplify the specification of the chosen areas e Matching two series of statements words are presented and the participant must match items from one list to those of the other list e Multiple choice the participant selects the right choice from up to 4 possible answers There is no limit to the length of each answer e Multiple response the participant selects none one or more of the up to 4 possible answers e Numeric questions the participant is prompted to enter a numeric value and this may be given one score for an exact answer and different score if the response is within a defined range e Pull Down List selection question a series of statements is presented and the participant can match these statements with a pull down list e Ranking Rank in Order a list of choices is presented and the participant ranks them numerically with no duplicate matches allowed 17 Select a blank the participant is presented with a statement where a word is missing words can be selected from a pull down list to indicate the right answer True False the participant selects true or false in response to the question Word response text match the participant types in a single word or a few words to indicate the right answer Right and wrong words or phrases are defined in advance by entering a list of acceptable answers The grading logic can also allow scoring based o
7. of question In Section 5 of this booklet Before starting the test there is a list with ac explanation of the different type of question Examples of the different types are given in the Training Test Is the feedback available for each question Informative feedbacks are available only for some demo tests Is it possible to have a report on past assessments There is an automatic report for each assessment performed For further detail see Section 7 After login of this booklet Does it affect my final score if I do not answer one question There is no negative mark Unanswered questions have a null score How much does it affect my final score if I answer wrongly There is no negative mark Wrong answer have a null score How is the score evaluated for the multiple response type of question The total score of the question is divided by the number of correct answers How can I proceed if I need the calculator and it is not provided by the question The use of facilities not provided by the test is not allowed 33 How can I know during the test which is the level of each question and which are the points assigned per question in the different grades of difficulty Questions are chosen randomly within the database provided for each thematic area though the difficulty increases on proceeding through the test The number of questions at the same grade of difficulty depends on the thematic area chosen The graphic below shows th
8. on display a scrolling bar will appear automatically at the right hand side of the question on the left of the navigation bar 23 Tools and buttons The navigation bar Using the scrolling bar you can move throughout the test as many time as you want moving to one question to another without answering if you prefer The question currently displayed is indicated by a blue arrow on the left hand side of the scrolling bar When the question is answered or validated the bullet becomes blue A red flag on the blue bullet corresponding to one question indicates that you have selected that question in order to remember to have a look at it again later You set the flag by pressing the button Flag at the bottom of the scrolling bar You can remove by pressing the button Unflag At any time you can change your mind come back to a question or a flagged question and change your answer gt 39 310 311 312 You also can use the following Previous Next buttons to navigate throughout the test Click it to go to the PREVIOUS question Previous Click it if you want to see the NEXT question Next Click it to FLAG the question Flag Click it to UNFLAG the question Click it to QUIT the test Click it to PROCEED in submitting the test Proceed Click it to go back to the home page of your account The time limit of each test is set to 60 minutes and
9. 0 Resonance mesomerism Aromaticity Further Stereochemistry R S nomenclature Further Structure Elucidation Cyclo addition Reactions Radical Additions to Alkenes Stereochemistry of Additions to Alkenes Further Substitution and Elimination Reactions Stereochemistry of Eliminations Enolate Anion Chemistry Michael Reaction Simple Syntheses Use of Diazonium Salts Carbocation rearrangements Wagner Meerwein pinacol Beckmann Baeyer Villiger Hofmann and Curtius rearrangements Polymers Advanced Level ie eS Stereochemistry of Compounds with 2 or more Stereogenic Centres Cyclic Compounds Advanced Structural Elucidation using more than one type of spectroscopy More Complex Syntheses use of protecting groups multistep processes Biomolecules Aromatic Substitution of Heteroaromatics Nucleophilic and Electrophilic 15 Physical Chemistry This test has been designed to evaluate a level of competence in physical chemistry equivalent to that of a person who has completed the core chemistry syllabus at University Structure The test consists of 20 questions covering the 10 topics given below It starts with 10 questions at the introductory level followed by 10 questions at the advanced level of difficulty 1 State of matter 2 Phase equilibrium 3 Thermodynamics 4 Chemical Equilibrium 5 Kinetics 6 Catalysis 7 Electrochemistry 8 Atomic structure 9 Molecular structure 10 Spectroscopy Before starti
10. DA Ao o Classical Analysis Qualitative and Quantitative including questions on topics of Chemical equilibrium relevant to Analytical Chemistry Data Analysis Chemometrics Electrochemical Methods of Analysis Spectrochemical Methods of Analysis Separations Chromatographic Methods of Analysis Miscellaneous Methods of Analysis advanced instrumental methods 12 Biological Chemistry 3 The test has been designed to evaluate a level of competence in biological chemistry equivalent to that of a person who has completed the core chemistry syllabus at University Structure The test consists of 30 questions covering the topics given below It starts with 10 questions at the introductory level followed by 10 questions at the intermediate level and finally 10 questions at the advanced level of difficulty 1 Nn Aa Biomolecules 1 macromolecules proteins nucleic acids lipids carbohydrates Biomolecules 2 small molecules building blocks vitamins hormones prostaglandins gases alkaloids antibiotics terpenoids flavonoids Reactions of biomolecules mechanisms and functional groups redox reactions acid bases reactions Bioelements speciation metal non metal trace and bulk elements Biological environment water pH Chemical and physical factors controlling bioelements and biomolecules selection separation recognition chirality solubility membranes Biocatalysis enzymes Bioenergetics photosynthesis citric aci
11. Thematic Network Association The European Chemistry Test Official Website Testing Centres Access online Available Derno Compatibility Committee Testing Centres updated 05 06 2006 21 46 Information panel Contact the testing centers Emails are not yet activated English AT Tc vienna echemtest net a Dr H Krebs University Complutense of R TN ES Madrid or e aaa as Dr L Gil za Suomi Fine Testing Centres Technical University of Vienna TC Madrid echemtest net University of Helsinki ECTN Representative Educational Supervisor Renuncio Prof K W h l Administrator Educational Assistant Dr C Hametner a TC Helsinki echemtest net Prof T Hase os pone CPE Lyon 3 3 FR TC Lyon echemtest net Prof A Smith Dr P Mimero University of Athens Prof M Karayannis 7 TC Athens echemtest net Prof C Efstathiou ae 0 ie aE Na Me M internet 100 oa Training Tests The Training Test allows you to check the various types of question and the way to answer them It is strongly recommended before taking any of the EChemTest chemical tests available if you are not familiar with automated tests The table showing the available Demo on line is accessible from the website by clicking either the top button Training Tests in the general banner or via the Background link or the information section presented in the previous item and looks like this
12. Types of Chemical reaction Acids and bases hydronium and hydroxide ions pH scale neutralization indicators buffer solutions Endothermic and exothermic reactions Chemical equations Factors which affect reaction rates T nature of reactants surface area concentration catalyst Chemical bonding Energy and stability Role of valence electrons Ionic bond structure and formulas of ionic compounds Covalent bond molecules or giant structures Water as a solvent polarity of the water molecule Metallic bond Intermolecular forces Solid liquid and gas state Simple models of the solid and gaseous states Chemistry in our environment Atmosphere structure importance of oxygen ozone and carbon dioxide greenhouse effect pollution Water water cycle specific properties diffusion osmosis Acids and bases acidic and basic oxides acid rain Basic industry HCI H2SO4 HNO NaOH different methods to produce salts water of hydration Nitrogen cycle fertilisers Organic chemistry Oil and the oil industry Carbon hydrocarbons multiple bonds alcohols carboxylic acids esters carbohydrates proteins fats Addition polymers Photosynthesis Metals Production from ore properties Periodic Table metallic bonding reactivity with oxygen and acids Electrochemistry Activity series corrosion electrolysis Life spans of different products some examples Waste paper plastics paints cosmetics tex
13. ack page Here are a few examples of feedback you might get At the end of each question you will find the scientific explanation for the correct answer Below you can see some examples of a correct answer 1 of 31 Which one of the titration curves shown in the figure better describes the expected titration curve obtained when 50 0 mL of a solution 0 10 M in HCI and 0 20 M in acetic acid is titrated with a 1 0 M NaOH solution Waal 0 20 0 5 10 5 O Curve A Curve B B 5 10 15 c D o Curve C Curve D 5 10 15 0 20 0 5 10 15 2 pH relative scale Volume of titrant mL 8 out of 8 HCl is neutralized first as a much stronger acid than acetic acid The length of the pH break at the first equivalence point is relatively shart because the solution is still acidic due to acetic acid At the second equivalent point a larger pH break is expected due to the high alkalinity resulting by the first excess of NaOH That leaves curves B and C as candidates for the right answer In curve B the ratio of the equivalents of NaOH consumed by the two acids is in accord with the ratio of the equivalents of the two acids in the solution 28 a partially correct answer 4 of 31 The dot plots A to D shown in the figure represent the experimental values e g analytical results obtained by replicate measurements Associate the accuracy and the preci
14. avigator Opera Mac 5 A e Perception feature Standard assessment delivery Question by question assessment delivery Hotspot drag and drop question types MathML question type SISISI NSIS KINI 8 SN SITE KINISI Si Ss SSIs s i Si Se ee Se SISISISI IS XS 8 BS Use of Enterprise Manager 37 Questionmark Secure Additional security can be obtained using Questionmark Secure Questionmark Secure acts as a browser that provides a secure environment in which it is possible to deliver valuable contents and assessments such as tests and exams Because most browsers are designed to be as open and as flexible as possible when delivering online assessments far more security is required than most browsers can provide Questionmark Secure enables high stakes testing to be performed from a computer lab or training room without any special configurations Simply install Questionmark Secure on your PC and start taking high stakes tests in confidence Questionmark Secure is easy to install and runs on a Windows PC with Internet Explorer 5 or greater installed Questionmark Secure will only work with Perception Server Version 3 4 3 or higher If you are using an earlier version of Perception Server you will need to upgrade You can try out Questionmark Secure on your computer by installing Questionmark Secure and taking an example assessment The address is http www questionmark com secure The java machine The instal
15. ction provided by the Login and password section from the How to start a test Chapter of this manual Standards and Compatibilities The tests are produced using the commercially available software package QuestionMark Perception http www questionmark com Several types of questions are available multiple choice multiple response numeric selection text graphical hot spot and problem solving The software being used will also allow for detailed analyses of the responses to questions Attention e Best compatibility with Internet Explorer 4 5 or higher e In order to display the non Latin alphabet Cyrillic Eastern European Baltic and Greek correctly you need to set up an Internet browser allowing the use of UTF Font encoding e In order to display the interactive tools of the test hot spot calculator correctly and the question by question delivery mode check the compatibility table you need to have the Virtual Java Machine implemented Continuous efforts are also made to keep the compatibility table updated test different computer environments and to report related information online when identified No computing skills are required for the test apart from being able to use the mouse to point and click or the keyboard to type in single word or numeric answers The tests are designed to evaluate the ability of recalling and understanding facts applying knowledge evaluating and synthesising of information
16. d cycle fatty acid oxidations Metabolism 1 anabolism biosynthesis Metabolism 2 catabolism biodegradation 0 Bioanalysis spectroscopy n m r fluorescence etc diffraction mass spectrometry biomarkers labelling 13 Inorganic Chemistry The test has been designed to evaluate a level of competence in inorganic chemistry equivalent to that of a person who has completed the core chemistry syllabus at University Structure The test consists of 30 questions covering the topics given below It starts with 15 questions at the introductory level followed by 10 questions at the intermediate level and finally 5 questions at the advanced level of difficulty Introductory Level 1 1 1 1 ee ae a 0 l 2 3 4 5 Atomic Structure and Nuclear Radiochemistry Bonding Symmetry Nomenclature Stereochemistry Main Group Chemistry H Groups 1 2 12 13 Main Group Chemistry Groups 14 15 Main Group Chemistry Groups 16 17 18 Transition Metal Chemistry Coordination Chemistry 1 oxidation state coordination number ligands chelate effect Coordination Chemistry 2 stereochemistry ligand field theory and related effects color mag Lewis Acids and Bases Organometallic Chemistry Chains Rings and Cages Bioinorganic Chemistry Intermediate Level 0 Atomic structure bonding symmetry Stereochemistry 1 2 3 Main Group Chemistry H Groups 1 2 12 13 4 Main Group Chemistry Groups 13 14
17. e Firefox n Opera Wanadoo iCab ii Win XP Pro WA NJA Mac OS X 3 x N A g Mac OS X 4 x Mi Fine internet R10 7 Thematic areas The Thematic areas available for training are General Chemistry 1 Level 1 end of compulsory education General Chemistry 2 Level 2 beginning of University studies Analytical Chemistry 3 Level 3 University Bachelor Level Biological Chemistry 3 Level 3 University Bachelor Level Inorganic Chemistry 3 Level 3 University Bachelor Level Organic Chemistry 3 Level 3 University Bachelor Level Physical Chemistry 3 Level 3 University Bachelor Level General Chemistry 1 This test has been designed to evaluate a level of competence in chemistry equivalent to that expected at the end of compulsory education Structure The test consists of 30 questions covering the 10 topics given below with 10 questions at each of three levels of difficulty introductory intermediate advanced 1 2 yi Composition of matter Classification of matter pure substance mixture Solutions saturated solution Separation methods filtration extraction evaporation distillation Atoms and elements Structure of the atomic nucleus number of protons electrons and neutrons Structure of electron cloud Periodic Table principles of placing elements period group Properties of alkali metals halogens and noble gases Atomic weight Molecular weight Formula weight Mole and Avogadro s Number
18. e data It has never happened that in case of major trouble the connection was not properly reset 32 How are the questions chosen with respect to the different levels of difficulties Questions are chosen randomly within the database provided for each thematic areas For General Chemistry Level 1 and 2 the test consists of 30 questions covering the 10 topics given with 10 questions at each 3 grades of difficulty introductory intermediate advanced For Analytical Chemistry 3 Inorganic Chemistry 3 Organic Chemistry 3 the test consists of 30 questions covering different topics It starts with15 questions at the introductory level followed by 10 questions at the intermediate level and finally 5 questions at the advanced level of difficulty For Physical Chemistry the test consists of 20 questions covering the 10 topics given It starts with 10 questions at the introductory level followed by 10 questions at the advanced level of difficulty For further details see Section 4 Thematic Areas of this booklet Is one allowed to use during the test any other facilities rather than the ones provided by the tests themselves The candidate is only allowed to only use the facilities provided by the test itself In a future development the browser will be completely secured in order to avoid any possible navigation on the computer or any connection to websites online during the session Is it possible to see an example of each different type
19. e differences between the different thematic areas 100 75 m Grade 3 Advanced 50 Grade 2 Intermediate 25 G Grade 1 Introductory 0 GC1 2 AC3 IC3 OC3 PC3 General Chemistry 1 and 2 3 points each question of each grade Analytical Chemistry 3 Inorganic Chemistry 3 Organic Chemistry 3 2 points questions assigned at introductory grade 4 points questions assigned at intermediate grade 6 points questions assigned at advanced grade Physical Chemistry 4 points questions assigned at intermediate grade 6 points questions assigned at advanced grade For further details see Section 4 Thematic Areas of this booklet How many questions are there for each test The tests are composed of 30 questions except for Physical Chemistry which has 20 questions For further details see Section 4 Thematic Areas of this booklet Is the certification test always the same Each time you run a real or certification test the set of questions is different and the list of options in the question is shuffled For how long is it possible to keep the record of the different types of sessions 34 Report s is are available directly to the candidate only during the test session or during the scheduled sessions Otherwise all records are stored and backed up Only official certification data will be stored for 10 years What are the legal conditions concerning the use of the private data by the candidate such as stati
20. es also receive the newsletter Information contained in the ECTN NewsLetter can be copied and disseminated How can I get up to date information regarding new EChemTest releases You can always check the EChemTest web site www echemtest net for recent updates and to register for the ECTN NewsLetter as well by sending an email to mimero echemtest net All EChemTest registered members having a regular individual account will automatically receive via our broadcasting services updates related to the tests they already registered corrections updates new versions new translations Is it necessary to have high level computer skills to do the tests It is not necessary to have high level computer skills to pass the test It is recommended before taking any of the EChemTest chemical tests to carry out the Training Test since it allows you to check the various types of questions and how to answer them How can I have access to the Demo Training test First of all you need to get a Login and a Password to enter the Free Test on line In order to do this you have to ask for your account by contacting us after connecting to the website of the EchemTest www echemtest net and clicking the button on the right hand side Contact us See also the downloadable Account Registration Form available online Once you have your login and password you can access the free Demo on line from the same page For more detail
21. gy Endothermic and exothermic reactions Enthalpy Energy of formation Hess s law Redox reactions Oxidation and reduction Oxidation number Coefficients in redox equations Activity series of metals Electrode potentials Electrolysis Faraday s law Chemistry of elements Characteristic properties of elements and compounds in groups I VIII Trends in properties of elements and compounds in main groups and in period 3 Transition metals existence of several oxidation states compounds Chemical equilibrium Dynamic nature of equilibrium Homogeneous equilibrium Le Chatelier s principle changes of pressure temperature and concentration Equilibrium constant Organic chemistry Homologous series Functional groups and corresponding compounds IUPAC Nomenclature Structural and stereoisomers Organic reactions substitution addition elimination polymerisation addition and condensation reactions of functional groups 11 Analytical Chemistry 3 This test has been designed to evaluate a level of competence in analytical chemistry equivalent to that of a person who has completed the core chemistry syllabus at University Structure The test consists of 30 questions covering the six topics given below It starts with 15 questions at the introductory level topics 1 5 followed by 10 questions at the intermediate level topics 1 6 and finally five questions at the advanced level topics 2 6 of difficulty l
22. hemistry departments from over 30 countries It is based on the definition of the Core Chemistry and on the database created therefrom and developed and translated by the ECTN European Chemistry Thematic Network We thank all the people who spent their time to create write check and advise on the EChemTest Thanks are also due to those who run the pre testing 39
23. igh speed network and broadband and a browser with the Virtual Java Machine implemented see Section 3 Standards and Compatibilities or Section 14 The IT expert knowledge required of this booklet How can I book a certification session ECTNA member institutions have free access to the full service You should contact the official representative of that institution and then request your personal account see the downloadable Account Registration Form If you are not a staff member or a student of an ECTNA institution you will have to request your personal account through a special procedure communicated by the Committee coordinator Is the time I use for the test considered in the final evaluation The time used to complete the test is not considered for the evaluation though it is recorded for statistical purpose only What happens if the candidate interrupts a Certification Test half way The candidate will be evaluated for what has been done till the submission of the answers What happens if the connection is interrupted during a Certification Test because of technical reasons independent of the candidate Although such an event is highly unlikely if it happens it will not be visible during the session since the entire resource is loaded onto the end user computer once the process is launched At the end of the session when submitting the answers the connection will be reset in order to validate the score and store th
24. ing The goal of EChemTest is to make available in several languages computer based tests designed to evaluate competence in different areas related to chemistry and selected to meet the common content of first degree courses in chemistry Core Chemistry at a European Level Moreover tests have also been designed to evaluate competence at four levels corresponding to what one should have learned and achieved at e The end of compulsory education General Chemistry 1 e The beginning of University studies General Chemistry 2 e The end of the Core Chemistry Syllabus at the University Level as defined in the Chemistry Bachelor Analytical Chemistry 3 Biological Chemistry 3 Inorganic Chemistry 3 Organic Chemistry 3 Physical Chemistry 3 e The end of some specialist courses or training periods Organic Chemistry 4 Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling Test An EChemtTest test is a one hour test composed of up to 30 questions of different types and different levels of difficulty Demonstration Test The EChemTest demonstrator also called the Training Test presents a sample of each test most of which are translated into 21 European languages It allows a check of the various types of questions It is strongly recommended to go through the Training Test before taking any of the official or certification tests especially if one is not familiar with automated tests Certification Test The EChemfTest certificatio
25. is indicated by a Timer window at the bottom right of the page A warning message will pop up automatically to indicate that there is only five minutes left before the end Timer 35 13 25 How to quit the test At any time you can decide to finish your assessment without answering the rest of the questions by pressing the button A pop up window will ask you again if you want to confirm your choice 23 of 31 a capillary glass column ir ape p What action might be th epmsssbcabsacesbaasss cclhe c h roma tog ram to a B ty p Y Are you sure you wish to finish the assessment without answering the rest of the questions A O Use a different type of detector Use a different carrier gas Increase the column temperature tine Use a longer glass capillary column walls 18 19 20 21 22 ee 223 The gas chromatogram A obtained with a mixture of methanol ethanol and n propanol using 224 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Previous COOCOO Proceed Timer 55 58 When you reach the end of the test question 31 or 21 for the physical chemistry 3 the comment page see The comment page section from this manual will appear and will allow you to freely leave any comment or suggestion related to the test done If you press Proceed or Quit a pop up window will again ask you if you want to confirm your choice If you then OK
26. lation of JVM is a pre requisite to the running the software It is possible to download JVM from http java virtual machine net download html Ask your IT expert or Network administrator to install it or provide the rights to use it on the end user PCs or the networked PCs Band Width The main use of bandwidth will be made by the sending of the questions to the participant The size of each block will typically fall in the 25Kb to 100Kb range depending on the number and length of questions as well as on which template is used in the question Return of answers by participants to the server will take a much smaller bandwidth about 10 of the question block size Firewall specification The EchemTest server is provided of 2 firewalls the main one depending on the University net for external accesses the second one for internal accesses the ones from the University of Perugia itself Virus free The EChemTest server is provided with an antivirus which is automatically updated by a centralized service at the University of Perugia based on Sophos products It is also provided with a real time protection against all those programmes such as viruses which can not be usually recognised such as spyware or dialer 38 Acknowledgments This booklet is funded by the European Commission is a guide for the end user and for the IT service staff of the Testing Centres The booklet is the result of the collaboration of more than 100 c
27. lay mode you can also use the Previous Next buttons e The Flag button is a reminder like option to tag a question in order to review it later on e At the end of the test you will be requested to fill the comments suggestions box before proceeding the questions e Then after proceeding the score page will be displayed before reviewing all of your answers but you won t be able to change any of them e You can submit your answers at anytime by clicking on the Proceed button or exit abort at anytime you wish without saving your answers by clicking on the Quit button e In numerical answers the decimal separator is Good luck gt 210 311 312 313 22 The first page Below for illustrative purposes the English version of the first page of the Analytical Chemistry 3 Test is shown 1 of 31 ae Which one of the titration curves shown in the figure better describes the expected titration 35 curve obtained when 50 0 mL of a solution 0 10 M in HCI and 0 20 M in acetic acid is 36 titrated with a 1 0 M NaOH solution 37 38 39 A 310 O Curve A 311 012 2 O Curve B 013 4 oo 5 10 15 20 a gt C Curve C 3 I Curve D a 0 5 0 15 2060 5 10 1 2 Timer Volume of titrant mL 55 23 We now look more carefully at some technical aspects If the question text graphics tables options is longer than the available screen space
28. lier versions of these browsers are not supported 36 Browser compatibility with Perception Standard delivery As long as a browser can correctly render HTML as defined by W3C then it should be able to deliver a simple Perception assessment Question by question delivery This form of assessment is created by client side JavaScript that works only in IE 4 and higher When the others browsers listed below present a question by question delivery assessment it will render as if it were being delivered by standard delivery Hotspot drag and drop questions These question types are created by Java applets Your browser must be capable of running Java applets and this capability must be enabled Although Opera 5 has this ability it was found that after the Java applet had been given the focus by a participant accessing the question it was no longer possible to pass it back to the rest of the controls on the page and therefore impossible to continue with the assessment MathML questions These question types are created by Java applets The browser must be capable of running Java applets and this capability must be enabled Enterprise Manager Use of Enterprise Manager requires a browser that supports client side cookies and has that feature enabled Enterprise Manager uses DHTML to create multi tabbed screens which may not render correctly in Opera 5 Browser comparison chart Browser compatibility with Perception IE IE5 Navigator N
29. n test in chemistry is a one hour test composed of up to 30 questions of different types taken at random from a large bank covering the European Core Chemistry Program at four different levels of knowledge and skills acquisition in Chemistry Each time a candidate runs a real or certification test the set of questions is different and the list of options in each question is shuffled European Chemistry Certificate some uses of the Certificate After passing the EChemTest examination in a Test Centre under controlled conditions one is eligible for the European Chemistry Certificate issued by the ECTN Association and reporting the score achieved in a specific domain The EChemTest website The entry page www echemtest net Eur in Chemistry Thematic Network Association The European Chemistry Test Official Website Welcome to EChemTest Access online Available Derno Compatibility Committee Testing Centres If you are not yet registered ask for your personal account now Information panel News 09 09 06 Biological Chemistry 3 Core Curriculum Content now released in English only nas WM 17 07 06 Analytical Chemistry 3 demo in Polish now released for registered members 15 07 06 First survey of the free open access demo online 08 05 06 Visit our partner ESP C providing English course for Chemists at http moodle esp c org 18 22 04 06 EChemTest at the Annual Conference of ECT 2006 Vienna AT 2ct
30. n the presence or absence of keywords or key phrases and check for misspellings Yes No the participant selects Yes or No in response to the question The calculator This is a multimedia calculator you will be allowed to use during your test It will appear automatically on the question whenever required Click on the appropriate button to run a calculation then type the result displayed in the numerical box of the question or use the keyboard to copy C and paste V in the numerical box EChemTest Calculator v 1 0 sn cos in KAREKERE CLEAR log In sort 10 ex x2 an es marica ENESE ES E 18 How to start a test There are several pages on the website from where you can access the free Demo online The main one is on the entry page www echemtest net through the tab Available Demo Login and password First of all you need to get a Login and a Password to enter the Free Test online For these you have to request an account To do this contact us through the EChemTest website www echemtest net and click ask for your personal account now on the Home Page Once you have your login and password you should access the free Demo online from the link on the same page in order to familiarise yourself with it This is what you should see Q Please enter your name and password below Questionmart Name E Password Show list of any unfinished assessments
31. n2006 tuvien sc st Official launch of the Test Centres 26 03 06 Free Open Access Online to the 6 demo tests in English click and try 18 02 06 The Working Groups in Biological Chemistry 3 and Synthetic Organic Chemistry 4 met in Cologne DE on March 10 a first demo will be presented at the Annual Conference of ECTN in Vienna AT next April 2006 Past News click gt gt gt here lt lt lt Thank you for your visit updated 03 09 2006 Internet 100 General Information The BACKGROUND link will provide information on e The EChemTest origin e The Core Chemistry Curriculum website link ae Ta e The QuestionMark Computer platform website link European Commission and developed by the ECTN Association Information panel selecting the language of your choice you can get elastin information on gt HOME lt e Thematic areas of chemistry covered by the tests i e General Chemistry Analytical Chemistry etc and the level available for Information panel these tests Dansk Deutsch e The certification process for the ECTN European Chemistry English Certificate Espa ol Frangais e Training options to become familiar with the tests Portugu s Suomi Copyright 2006 ECTN Association Testing centres Testing centres physically available across Europe are listed in the Testing Centre area that can be accessed from the Testing centres tab Eu n Chemistry
32. ng the test The demonstration test allowing you to check a real test like has to be taken before being admitted to any of the official EChemTest chemical tests available Time limit One has 60 minutes to complete the test A Timer window showing time left will be always available on the screen during the test You can end the test at any time if you wish The time used to complete the test is not an element of evaluation even if it is recorded Level of difficulty The difficulty of the test varies with the level of the test and depends on the thematic area chosen more information in Section 4 Thematic Areas Type of questions Questions can be of different types multiple choice multiple response numeric selection text graphical hot spot and problem solving A list of them and a brief explanation follows The software being used will also allow for detailed analyses of the responses to questions e Drag and Drop the participant clicks and drags up to ten images into position The feedback and score is dependent upon the final position of the images e Fill in the blank the participant is presented with a statement where one or more words are missing and completes the missing words The score can be determined from checking each blank against a list of acceptable words and can checked misspelled words e Hotspot the participant clicks on a picture to indicate his her choice Depending upon the choice certain feedback
33. perimental conditions must be applied A B Absorbance Wavelength gt Use a cell of better quality glass e g quartz Increase the intensity of the light source Increase the voltage applied to the photomultiplier tube Use a less absorbing solvent Decrease the exit slit width of the monochromator 0 out of 8 Decreasing the width of the exit slit of the monochromator increasing thus the monochromaticity of the light beam is the only way to increase the resolution of the system and reveal the fine structure of a spectrum Beer s Law requires monochromatic light Not all the tests are provided with a feedback for all questions yet FAQ Frequently Asked Questions How can I get up to date information regarding the ECTN and EChemTest You can always check the EChemTest web site www echemtest net and register yourself for the ECTN NewsLetter simply by sending an email to mimero echemtest net ECTN publishes a NewsLetter five times a year sent by e mail to all members and registered readers and is concerned with ECTN Association www ectn assoc org and European Chemistry Thematic Network www ectn net information The newsletter contains also information related to the Eurobachelor www eurobachelor net to chemistry education in the European Higher Education and the extended European area The NewsLetter is widely disseminated throughout Europe and abroad Chemical Societi
34. s see Section 6 How to start a test in this booklet How many training test session am I allowed to run You can run each Training test as many times you like on an individual basis Group or classroom sessions are not allowed using your private account Private accounts cannot be passed to anybody else Breaking the rule may cause the closure of the account followed possibly by legal action Which are the thematic areas available for training 31 The Thematic areas available for training are the topics and levels implemented in English plus those available in your mother tongue For more detailed information see the Section 4 Thematic Areas of this booklet Can I have access to the tests in more than one language Subject to availability you can have access to the tests in your mother tongue or in any other currently available language see Section 2 The EChemTest website of this booklet What happens if you quit a Training Test part way through In this case the evaluation will be concerned with what you have done till the moment of quitting You will be given your score and you will be able to look at what you have done by looking in the Section Report on past assessment available from your personal Home page for the test see Section 7 After login of this booklet What are testing centres Testing centres approved by the ECTN Association provide a computer service maintained and prepared to host a session a h
35. sion of the applied method with each dot plot True mean u A 0o B ace Low accuracy high precision B v c Low accuracy low precision D m High accuracy low precision A 000 0 0 High accuracy high precision c Experimental value gt 4 out of 8 High precision implies more reproducible measurements less data spread High accuracy implies a mean value closer to the true mean a question not answered 8 of 31 The most common electroanalytical determination of the fluoride anion F is based on which one of the following the amperometric titration of fluoride with a standard Pb II solution the voltammetric oxidation of fluoride anion the use of an ion selective electrode with a LaF crystal membrane the use of an ion selective electrode with a membrane based on a multi crystalline mixture of various insoluble fluoride salts Question not answered The most common easier and most sensitive method for the determination of fluoride anion in samples makes use of the fluoride ion selective electrode which uses as selective membrane a single crystal of the sparingly soluble LaF 29 and a wrong answer 10 of 31 The real theoretical spectrum of an absorbing solution is shown in figure A The spectrum obtained experimentally is shown in figure B In order to obtain a spectrum more similar to the real one the following ex
36. stical purpose official certificate issues There is a legal requirement in some EU countries for the provider of an academic degree to store all data for 10 years after that time only the copy of the certificate released is required But this is our own regulation Of course ECTN and ECTNA require that none of the data names information as a full list or partial list can be used for commercial purpose nor sold shared or given to third parties whether this party is an academic institution or a private body different from the candidate himself Data will be used for statistical analysis and correlations only 35 IT Expert knowledge required within Test Centres The compatibility table See the section Standards and Compatibilities from this manual Environement Compatibility Windows Internet Explorer 68 x ix https www cpe fr ectn assocfechemtest xsrvcfcompatibiity htm x 4 X as oge p __ Pir w he SA Environement Compatibility a z D ah Pagina Strumenti AA European Chemistry Thematic Network Association The European Chemistry Test Official Website Compatibility Access online Available Demo Compatibility Committee Testing Centres Delivery Mode Mandatory gt HOME lt Standard Delivery List e The Virtual Java Machine must be active to run x browsers correctly rendering HTML as defined correctly all interactive sections of the tests Information panel b
37. tiles detergents glass construction materials and water 10 General Chemistry 2 This test has been designed to evaluate a level of competence in Chemistry equivalent to that of a person beginning university education Structure The test consists of 30 questions covering the 10 topics given below with 10 questions at each of three levels of difficulty introductory intermediate advanced 1 2 10 Atomic structure Atomic model isotopes Electron cloud orbitals s p d f Periodic Table Periodic properties of elements Amount of substance Mole Avogadro s constant Chemical reaction Chemical equation balancing equations Reaction series chemical calculations masses volumes mole concentrations Transition complex activation energy Determination of rate of chemical reaction Factors affecting reaction rates Catalysis homogeneous heterogeneous enzymatic catalysis Chemical bonding Electronegativity Ionic covalent and metallic bonds Dipole dipole bond hydrogen bond Dispersion forces van der Waals bond States of matter Changes of states Models of solid and gas states Laws of gases Solutions Concentration Acids and bases Protolysis Conjugate acids and bases Acidity and basicity pH of aqueous solutions Ionic product of water Ky Acid base equilibrium use of dissociation constants K and Ky to calculate pH for weak acids and bases Titration curve Buffer solutions Ener
38. x oni Ch gt g he TH 3ECTN 4 a x atic ne gt af European Chemistry Thematic Network Association ECTNA End User Manual and Guide for the IT services of the Testing Centres Certification Sessions Version 2007 14 Valentina Piermarini TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT IS ECHEMTEST THE ECHEMTEST WEBSITE General Information Testing centres Training Tests Standards and Compatibilities Thematic areas Before starting the test How to start a test Welcome and go How to quit the test The comment page The Result page The feedback page FAQ Frequently Asked Questions THE IT EXPERT KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED The compatibility table The browser version ACKNOWLEDGMENT 22 26 27 27 28 31 36 36 36 39 What is EChemTest EChemfest is an Internet based platform of tests in chemistry developed by the ECTN Association www ectn assoc org and aims at evaluating knowledge and skills acquisition in Chemistry It provides a means for e Professional workers for progressing at work and or self evaluating to the end of increasing motivations starting a formal course or taking examinations e Students for evaluating their chemistry knowledge and or improving the understanding of chemistry in a foreign language with the aim of taking a period of study in another country comparing their own competences with the European standard level e Citizens for pursuing life long learn
39. y the W3C should be capable navigation buttons java calculator Hot Spot Question by Question Delivery and Drag amp Drop questions only Internet Explorer Windows is able to e The Text Encoding used is UTF 8 for a wider display this format correctly languages and characters compatibility English Browsers _ Safari e as XiTi Analysis of User s Navigators February 2007 i Win XP P List N A List limited Ms IE 5 6 7 ee i d FireFox 1 5 2 FireFox Mozilla gt 5 x Safari Mac 05 X List List limited Opera Others gt 5 16 QxQ Copyright 2006 ECTN Association wginfopage i vi Ed Internet Binna The browser version Perception participants use browsers to take assessments Perception administrators use browsers to gain access to the administrative tool Enterprise Manager The importance of the browser in the successful use of Perception is sometimes overlooked This article gives clear guidance on the minimum requirements that a participant or administrator need to possess to use Perception Perception has been extensively tested with the commonly used versions of the two market leading browsers J nternet Explorer and Netscape Navigator The compatibility of these two browsers with Perception is given below in the table together with information on the other popular browser Opera 5 Perception is supported for use with Internet Explorer version 4 and higher and Netscape Navigator version 4 and higher Ear
40. your test result will be displayed Microsoft Internet Explorer DY EchemTest en Analytical Chemistry 3 v3 70 Do you want to submit your answers now 26 The comment page When you reach the end of the test the comment page will appear and will allow you to freely leave any comment or suggestion related to the test done 318 019 20 221 Your comments and suggestions are welcome 322 Thank you very much 323 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 931 Previous Car _ Timer 51 58 COGO www ectn assoc org v The Result page In this page you will find your Total Score either in points or as a percentage E g if the full marked test has a maximum of 400 points and your correct answer score is only 41 You have obtained a 10 score Total score 16 out of 400 4 10 311 012 213 314 315 The scroll bar gives you some more information about how you have done Different coloured balls give you information Green Bullet The answer given is correct Yellow Bullet The answer given is only partially correct Red Bullet The answer given is wrong Grey Bullet The question hasn t been answered Assessment O1 22 33 34 35 36 7 38 29 10 311 212 If you press the button Next you will get the complete feedback of your test when available If you press Home you will directly go back to the Home page of your account The feedb
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