{"id":755,"date":"2014-10-10T20:30:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=755"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T20:50:43","slug":"theory-test-pass-rates-plummet-due-harder-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/theory-test-pass-rates-plummet-due-harder-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Theory Test Pass Rates Plummet Due to Harder Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> investigates the trend of decreasing pass rates among learner drivers taking the <b>theory test.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Firstly readers don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t panic! Just because <b>theory test<\/b> pass rates are declining across the UK does not mean that your <b>theory test<\/b> attempt will result in failure, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s our duty here at <b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> to give you the facts. The hard truth is, the theory exam is getting harder according to new figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Commentators say that the <b>theory test<\/b> has become harder to pass due to a number of changes gradually introduced since 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Just six years ago seven out of 10 <b>theory test<\/b> candidates were successful. But, based on figures so far for 2014, just five test candidates out of every 10 have successfully completed the exam. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Over the years changes to the test have included: asking more questions, stopping the publication of real-life questions and ceasing to provide interpreters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The DVSA, which is responsible for the test, said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We keep the <b>theory test<\/b> under constant review.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the first six months of 2008, seven out of every ten tests were passed, with the pass rate reaching peak levels during August at 70.6%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, a number of changes to the <b>theory test<\/b> increased its level of difficulty, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">September 2007: The number of multiple choice questions was increased from 35 to 50<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">September 2009: A \u00e2\u20ac\u0153case study\u00e2\u20ac\u009d was introduced, with five questions relating to a specific scenario<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">January 2012: New <b>theory test<\/b> questions stopped being published online or in practice papers<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">January 2013: The question bank was refreshed, meaning few real-life questions remained in publication<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">April 2014: Interpreters and foreign language voiceovers were banned<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These extensive changes have seen <b>theory test<\/b> pass rates steadily decline, reaching an all-time low of 49.1% in March 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The most recent data, published on Thursday 11 September, 2014, shows a pass rate of 50.7% between April and June. Although this is up on March\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s figures, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s down by 1.5% compared to the same period in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">An excerpt from a document issued by the Department for Transport (DfT) said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This fall in pass rates is a continuation of a reduced pass rate following the changes to questions in January 2013. It may also be associated with the withdrawal of voiceovers and translators and foreign language tests from April 2014.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The recent decline in the <b>theory test<\/b> pass rate has coincided with a rise in the number of <b>theory tests <\/b>being taken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Between April and June of this year, the number of tests taken was 7.7% higher when compared with the same period in 2013, while it was nearly 20% higher than the same period in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The DfT reports that the increase in the number of tests could be attributed to the number of retests taken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a statement from a DfT spokesman, he said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The <b>theory test<\/b> requires candidates to demonstrate they have a good knowledge of the rules of the road and the theory behind safe driving. We keep the test under constant review to ensure it remains as effective as possible.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He added: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In January 2012 we stopped publishing the <b>theory test<\/b> questions to make sure that candidates understand the theory behind safe driving, rather than simply learning answers by rote.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a <b>UK theory test<\/b>, or practical test, at test centres across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your <b>theory test<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your <b>theory test<\/b>? <b>Book your theory test online<\/b> today\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Theory Test Today investigates the trend of decreasing pass rates among learner drivers taking the theory test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[101],"class_list":["post-755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learning-to-drive","tag-learning-to-drive-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}