[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":98},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-\u002Fstandards":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":90,"extension":91,"meta":92,"navigation":93,"path":94,"seo":95,"stem":96,"__hash__":97},"docs\u002Fdocs\u002Fstandards.md","Standards & Methodology",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":77},"minimark",[9,14,18,22,25,29,32,36,39,42,46,49,53,56,60,63,67,70,74],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"certification-model-competence-not-a-curve","Certification model: competence, not a curve",[15,16,17],"p",{},"CoinUnited Academy certifications are criterion-referenced. A candidate is measured against a fixed standard of competence, not against other candidates and not on a curve. Passing means the holder demonstrated the defined knowledge; it does not mean they scored better than a percentage of their peers. This is informed by the principles of ISO\u002FIEC 17024, the international benchmark for bodies that certify persons, under which a certification attests that a person meets the requirements of a defined scheme. CoinUnited Academy follows these principles; it is not currently ISO\u002FIEC 17024 accredited.",[10,19,21],{"id":20},"course-design-outcomes-first","Course design: outcomes first",[15,23,24],{},"Each course begins with a documented set of learning outcomes and a module map. Content is written to those outcomes, one module at a time, in plain language, with at least one worked example per module drawn from generic instruments. Nothing is included that does not serve a stated outcome, and nothing a trader needs to meet the outcome is left out. Each course is scoped to a defined time to complete so that the effort required is transparent before a learner starts.",[10,26,28],{"id":27},"exam-construction","Exam construction",[15,30,31],{},"Each exam is a bank of single-best-answer questions mapped to the same learning outcomes as the course. Each sitting draws twenty questions at random from that larger bank, spread across the modules so that a pass reflects the whole syllabus rather than one strong area. Each question has one defensible correct answer and a one-line explanation, and every calculation question is answerable from the formulas taught in the course. Because every sitting is a fresh random draw, the standard is held steady while no two attempts are identical.",[10,33,35],{"id":34},"the-pass-mark-and-its-reasoning","The pass mark and its reasoning",[15,37,38],{},"The pass mark is set at 70 percent, within the 70 to 80 percent range commonly used for competency examinations. Each sitting is a twenty-question sample of the syllabus, so the mark asks a candidate to demonstrate the defined knowledge across a representative cross-section of the material rather than to recall a fixed list. Retakes are unlimited but separated by a short cooldown, so a pass reflects understanding rather than repetition.",[15,40,41],{},"The program is explicit about method. Mature certifying bodies set passing scores through a formal standard-setting study, most commonly a modified Angoff procedure in which subject-matter experts judge the expected performance of a just-qualified candidate on each question; the resulting score is often not a round number and is not always disclosed. CoinUnited Academy instead publishes a fixed, transparent threshold within the accepted range. A formal standard-setting study is the defined path as the program matures, and this document will be updated when that study is run, rather than implying one has already taken place.",[10,43,45],{"id":44},"factual-accuracy-and-currency","Factual accuracy and currency",[15,47,48],{},"Every factual claim in a course, whether a definition, a formula, a market mechanic, or a contract specification, is traced to a named, authoritative, publicly checkable source, recorded in a per-course source log with the exact quote and the date verified. Claims are not sourced to the program's own assertion. Sources are re-checked whenever a course is revised, and any cited link that has gone dead, or that now redirects away from its specific page even while returning a success code, is treated as a failure and replaced before the course ships. Where a fact cannot be independently verified, it is marked as unverified rather than asserted.",[10,50,52],{"id":51},"difficulty-calibration","Difficulty calibration",[15,54,55],{},"Difficulty is calibrated so that a pass means competence and a fail means a genuine gap. Questions test understanding and application rather than recall of trivia, and the wrong answers offered reflect the real misconceptions that harm traders. Because the standard is criterion-referenced, difficulty is controlled at the level of the individual question rather than by adjusting a curve after the exam has been sat.",[10,57,59],{"id":58},"integrity-of-assessment","Integrity of assessment",[15,61,62],{},"Assessment is designed to serve the learner. Because certification is criterion-referenced and the pass mark is fixed and published in advance, a result cannot be tuned to any commercial goal, and the program accepts no consideration that could shape a question or a score. Holding the standard to competence alone is what keeps assessment sound. It is the same principle that established bodies encode as independence and objectivity in their professional standards.",[10,64,66],{"id":65},"what-verified-means","What \"verified\" means",[15,68,69],{},"A CoinUnited Academy verification page confirms that the credential ID, the issuing record, and the exam result are genuine. It does not mean CoinUnited Academy has independently verified the holder's legal identity: the name shown on a credential is entered by the holder and is not identity-checked. Verification attests the examination result and the issuing record, and nothing more.",[10,71,73],{"id":72},"no-pay-to-pass-and-no-material-reward","No pay-to-pass and no material reward",[15,75,76],{},"A pass cannot be bought, and the pass mark cannot be tuned to any commercial goal. CoinUnited Academy offers no monetary payment, deposit bonus, or trading-leverage benefit for earning a credential; the value of the credential is the credential itself. This keeps the certification a measure of competence rather than a promotion.",{"title":78,"searchDepth":79,"depth":79,"links":80},"",2,[81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89],{"id":12,"depth":79,"text":13},{"id":20,"depth":79,"text":21},{"id":27,"depth":79,"text":28},{"id":34,"depth":79,"text":35},{"id":44,"depth":79,"text":45},{"id":51,"depth":79,"text":52},{"id":58,"depth":79,"text":59},{"id":65,"depth":79,"text":66},{"id":72,"depth":79,"text":73},"How CoinUnited Academy builds courses and exams, why the pass mark is set at 70 percent, and how factual accuracy is kept current.","md",{},true,"\u002Fdocs\u002Fstandards",{"title":5,"description":90},"docs\u002Fstandards","Tvjm2x0PIkXFkYtZ1_8iTx6Gqf_dV8qkt7Jh7fyzI5s",1785318602202]