Having trouble with the CFII written

[Max Frankow]

I use ASA for a study curriculum and missed my written by three lousy questions. Now I am a terrible test taker(a skill I am trying to get better at) but I come from the type of students and instructors who say that memorization is the key. I never did agree with that, but I just took the written and it just seems wildly different from my study materials. Granted it has been about three and a half years since I took a written before this and I'm aware the methods and software has changed.

Essentially, I'm just asking for advice on how to handle it. Perhaps I'm falling back on the memorization method too much.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

I’m sorry, but I cannot understand how it’s possible to fail a written test. I mean, most of the questions and answers are actually posted for you to memorize (used to be exact duplicates).

Some people just don’t memorize very readily.

This is one of the reasons I like Dauntless card decks. They have several modes to use the cards and at first you can just go through and review all the answers. Then use a mode that shows you the ones you are getting wrong over and over again. It is hard to not memorize the cards if you just drill and kill it. Then take the practice exam to get a score up in the 90s and make you feel confident taking the actual exam.