Java Certification Exams and Their Move to Pearson VUE
- by Harold Green
You may be aware that Oracle recently migrated all Sun-branded certification exams from Prometric to Pearson VUE. Below are answers to some frequently-asked questions that we've been getting recently:
What changes to the exams should I be aware of?Only minor changes were made to the exams during the transition to Pearson VUE:
Renumbering of all exams to the Oracle exam numbering structure (i.e. 1Z0...).
Most
exam score reports were enhanced to provide more detailed feedback.
Score reports now list every exam objective for which a question (or
questions) were answered incorrectly. The previous format provided only
section-level performance feedback.
For three
Java exams, some lengthy (time-consuming) questions were removed &
replaced with shorter (less time-consuming) questions. This was done in
order to shorten the required exam time (to 150 minutes).
Some
interactive question types were removed from several Java and Solaris
exams (including "matching" and "drag-and-drop" questions).
The
passing scores (for the exams that were revised) were statistically
adjusted to make them equal to their prior passing scores, thus ensuring
that the exams maintained the same level of difficulty as before.
The exam objectives and the exam questions themselves did not change. Candidates should study the same material and objectives.
Are there also new testing practices I should be aware of?Oracle
follows a common industry practice of placing occasional un-scored
questions on our certification exams. Candidates will not know which
questions are unscored. At the time of this blog post, only one of the
migrated exams (1Z0-898) contains unscored questions.I
started the Master certification path through Prometric, and now I need
to complete the requirements through Pearson VUE. Where can I get
guidance on this process?Visit our Vendor Transition FAQs
to find comprehensive instructions. Oracle has created several specific
paths to accommodate candidates who were at at varying stages of
completion of their master path when the transition occurred. Make sure
to follow the specific path designed for your case, as you will need to
know which exam number to select in order to submit/re-submit your
requirements.
QUICK LINKS
Oracle Certification Blog Post: Java, Oracle Solaris, MySQL and Other Former Sun Certification Exams Now Being Delivered At Pearson VUE
Oracle Certification Website: Vendor Transition Announcement
