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About the E-tray

About the E-tray

E-tray is used by EPSO now as a stop-gap for various competitions (First batch was the cycle for AD in 2015). It previously was part of the AST assessment centre. From EPSO: An e-tray exercise is a computer-based simulation of a real work situation and replicates an email inbox which

A Strategy for the E-tray

A Strategy for the E-tray

First, some terminology: * CBT - Computer based test * Question - the big scenario with the three options * Option - The three items you need to evaluate (from -- to ++) The E-tray looks like a SJT, but has some major differences: * You need to remember that each option has its own

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my last EU Training EPSO test. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 - ++ + 4 2 -/+ ++ - 1 3 -- -/+ + 1 4 -/+ ++ + 1 5 ++ - -- 2 6 -/+ + ++ 7 7 -- ++ + 1 8 -/+ -- - 6 9

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my 6th EU Training EPSO test. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 -/+ - ++ 2 2 - -- ++ 2 3 ++ + -- 4 4 ++ -- -/+ 4 5 ++ - -- 7 6 ++ -- -/+ 4 7 - + ++ 2 8 -/+ -- ++ 5

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did a new test from EU training, trying to perfect my method. I still have a way to go, because I'm exceeding the allocated time by 3 minutes. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 ++ - + 5 2 - + ++ 3 3

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did another test, not with CEA, but with EACO. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 + ++ -- 2 2 ++ - -- 0 3 - ++ + 1 4 ++ - + 2 5 -/+ + -- 3 6 - ++ + 3 7 -- ++ + 2 8 ++ + - 1 9 -

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my second EU Training EPSO test, again with CEA. It looks like they do variations on the same theme... My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 -/+ ++ -- 7 2 ++ - -/+ 3 3 + -/+ ++ 0 4 ++ + -- 2 5 -/+ + ++ 3

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did the second, full test from the Orseu book. I tried an alternative approach. I'll try the same approach again in the next test, to see if it's better. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 -- + ++ 5 2

EPSO E-tray - Tips and Tricks

EPSO E-tray - Tips and Tricks

I think it's about time to summarize some tips and tricks on the e-tray. Some terminology first: * A question is a container (one of the 21-ish) * An option is one of the three items you need to evaluate in a question Competencies 1. The e-tray is about competencies,

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my first EU Training EPSO test, with CEA. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 ++ + -/+ 6 2 - + ++ 2 3 - ++ + 5 4 + ++ - 5 5 -- ++ + 4 6 - -/+ + 3 7 ++ + -- 1 8 -/+ ++ -- 1 9 -

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my first EU Training EPSO test, with CEA. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 ++ -/+ + 3 2 - + -/+ 2 3 - + ++ 7 4 -- ++ + 5 5 ++ + -/+ 4 6 - ++ + 2 7 + -/+ ++ 1 8 + -/+ -- 2 9 --

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I've started with practicing the EPSO E-tray. As per instructions from the Oreseu book, I've done it without any methodology (partly because it's late, and partly because the test is not a full one). My results were as follows: Question Discipline A B

EPSO E-tray scoring the results

EPSO E-tray scoring the results

I've been struggling for a while how to score my answers to the tests and I've come up with two methods: 1. Calculate the deviation 2. Calculate the correctness Deviation The first method calculates the distance from the correct answer. Table below shows the matrix of

EPSO E-tray Competencies

EPSO E-tray Competencies

In the old days (that's a relative term), EPSO used to organise ony the CBT[1] and then the Assessment Centre. Since 2015, they thought of another intermediary phase, namely the E-tray. From what I read, this happened because the pass mark for the CBT was so high,