Ruby engineer certification test silver passed

I took the Ruby engineer certification test silver and passed it successfully. I would like to write down the details of what I did to pass the exam.

** Examination date: 2020/6/8 ** ** Score: 88 points (passing score 75 points or more) ** ** Study time: Approximately 120 hours (including Saturdays and Sundays) ** ** Study period: 3 weeks ** ** Exam fee: ¥ 16,500 **

Premise

・ Ruby development experience 2 months, Paiza: B rank ・ Create a personal app at Rails School ・ Java work experience about half a year

Teaching materials used

Website

There are basic problems and Ruby engineer certification exam (Silver) preparation problems. When the basics are combined, more than 100 questions (unexpectedly, the explanation is written firmly) Minitsuku-Ruby's e-learning training system 　 160 questions are randomly asked 50 questions (there is also a problem for Gold) REx - Ruby Examination 　 50 mock questions with simple explanations Github practice question (for Silver exam)

Books

Ruby engineer certification exam passed textbook revised 2nd edition Silver / Gold compatible (Ruby official qualification textbook) With Silver, there are 30 exercises and 50 mock questions.

Execution environment

Select Ruby in skill check. For checking execution results * Be careful because the Ruby version is different! Comprehensive job search / learning site specializing in IT engineers and programmers [paiza]

tool

Save code execution results, important notes The best memo app-Organize your important notes with Evernote

What i did

Check the pass record and experience record earnestly

Approximate study time and period, teaching materials, study methods, etc. Examine as much information as possible (preferably new) As for study time, it may not be helpful because it is quite different. You should see not only the pass record but also the article of the person who failed Sometimes it says what the problem was

Understanding your current level

Perform the github mock question and the REx question once, and check how many points you can get. Depending on the score, set a certain goal as to how many times these two are performed and how much 96 to 100% can be obtained. By the way, when I did both of them three or four times, that was about it. It takes about 1 hour to solve 50 questions in time

Goal setting and implementation

Below are the goals and implementations I have set.

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1, x month x day by github mock question and REx question=>Correct answer rate 96-100%
Mini-tuck problem by 2, x month x day=>Correct answer rate 96-100%
Conducted for book mock questions and exercises on March x month x
Read all books for the first time by 4, x month x day
Conducted for book mock questions and exercises on 5th, x-month x-day
Repeat 4 and 5 until 6 and 5 have a correct answer rate of 96 to 100%
7. You will be able to explain why you are correct by trying all the problems you have done so far.
8. Read the book earnestly

How to study

It's pretty personal from here, so if you want to skip it, skip it in preparation

Impressions

To be honest, I couldn't sleep in Sowasova the day before because of my heartbeat until I received it. I'd like to ask other people about this feeling, but at the end, isn't it really scary when you press the end button in the exam? w It's been a while since I took the exam, so I'm glad I took it.

If you answer 36 questions correctly, you will pass the exam, but when you count, there are 37 questions that are definitely correct. I'm a little unsure about the other 13 questions, but I was wondering if they would fit. The exam lasted 90 minutes, but I reviewed it three times and still had about 10 minutes. However, I thought it was definitely better to review it. In fact, thanks to the review I was able to find and correct one question from the problem that I thought would definitely fit.

I found out by doing exercises and mock questions, but there are some problems that are easy to get caught. I thought that especially destructive and non-destructive methods should be clarified.

good point

** Book purchase ** The first is that I bought a book. There were many articles about people who studied only on the Web, but it is easy to remember partly if it is only on the Web. It means that there is little certainty about remembering. I wish I had time, but the more time I spend searching, the less time I have to remember. On the contrary, it is inefficient. The book was 3960 yen, but the examination fee is high, so Personally, I feel that it is safe to buy books. As I remember, in my exam, I had 16 or 7 similar questions from this book.

Paiza The other is that I chose Paiza as the execution environment. You don't have to create a file each time, and you can execute it just by pressing a button. I think it helped save a lot of time. Thanks to its sense of speed, the characteristics of the method I think that the things that cannot be done (errors) have become clearer, and the degree of understanding has improved. At the end of my studies, I sometimes make a mistake and understand it, so I realize that. It was a good harvest. It is recommended because it is not necessary to prepare the execution environment.

Improvements and tightening

** Improvement of study method ** I practiced the study method using sticky notes, but it is better to use sticky notes of about 3 colors instead of a single color. I think it was easier to remember. Even just the range of Silver for me I had a lot of memorization and had a hard time memorizing the types and processes of methods. But after reviewing the notes many times, I gradually became able to memorize them with pictures. I was able to memorize quite smoothly at the end of the game. So next time I study Gold, I would like to color-code it in classes and measure the efficiency improvement.

** Neck ... ** Books play an active role at the end of study, but in the second half, I have a bad attitude when reading books. My neck hurts so much that it's unusual. Because of that, I couldn't sleep well I think that efficiency has dropped considerably because I couldn't concentrate because of pain during work. Also, if you are not feeling well, the time to start studying on holidays will be considerably delayed. (← Natural w) I haven't studied hard until now, but let's really value physical condition management w The next time you study, soak in hot water and sleep with a salon pass! !!

It didn't matter at the end When I have time, I will try to summarize the problems that are easy to make mistakes and the problems that I am addicted to. I will report again when I receive Gold. Well then!