ISTQB CTAL ATT - Exam Structure and Rules - V1.1

Agile Technical Tester, Advanced Level International
Exam Structure and Rules Software Testing

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ISTQB® Agile Technical Tester

Advanced Level
Exam Structure and Rules
Version 1.1
International Software Testing Qualifications Board
Document Category: Regulatory

Release Date: 25 August 2020
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© International Software Testing Qualifications Board
Acknowledgements
This document was produced by a core team from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board
Examination Working Group: Klaus Skafte
The core team thanks the Examination Working Group review team, the Syllabus Working Group and the
National Boards for their suggestions and input.

Revision History
Version Date Remarks
0.1 February 11, 2019 First draft
0.2 February 20, 2019 Clarification of Question Distribution
0.3 May 16, 2019 Rework after addition of LOs
0.4 August 1, 2019 Send for Beta Review
0.5 September 14, 2019 New version after Beta Review
1.0 4. November 2019 Release Date
1.1 25. August 2020 Corrected passing score

Table of Contents
Legal ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Document Responsibility ....................................................................................................................... 2
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................. 3
Revision History ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Table of Contents..................................................................................................................................... 5
1. Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Validity ...................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Purpose of this document ......................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Scope........................................................................................................................................ 6
1.4 References ............................................................................................................................... 6
1.5 Document Responsibility .......................................................................................................... 6
2. Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 7
3. Advanced Level Exam Rules .......................................................................................................... 8
3.1 The Advanced Level – Agile Technical Tester Examinations .................................................. 8
3.2 General Advanced Level Exam Structure ................................................................................ 8
3.3 Passing Score .......................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Specific Rules ........................................................................................................................... 9
3.5 Question Distribution ................................................................................................................ 9
4. Advanced Level – Agile Technical Tester Exam Structure ........................................................... 10
4.1 Question Distribution .............................................................................................................. 10

1. Introduction
1.1 Validity
This document pertains only to the Agile Technical Tester Advanced Level Syllabus Version 2019.
All ISTQB® Advanced Level examinations run after 3 shall comply with the structure and rules described
in this document, regardless of language and media.
1.2 Purpose of this document

This document contains structure and rules for the setup of examinations related to the ISTQB-ATT Agile
Technical Tester Advanced Level Syllabus Version 2019.
1.3 Scope
This document covers:
 The number of questions per examination
 The length of the examination
 The distribution of questions per topic (chapter)
 The distribution of questions per learning objective
1.4 References
[QWRR_v2.1] ISTQB-Question Writing Rules & Recommendations v2.1
[CTL-AT_2014] ISTQB-CTFL-AT Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester
1.5 Document Responsibility

General responsibility for this document is under the ISTQB® Examination Working Group.

2. Definitions
 CTAL: Acronym for Certified Tester Advanced Level
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE (LO): Learning objectives describe the gain on cognitive competence
to be achieved in relation to given content
 MC: Multiple-Choice is a form of assessment in which respondents are asked to select the best
possible answer (or answers) according to the relevant syllabus from the options in a list.

3. Advanced Level Exam Rules
3.1 The Advanced Level – Agile Technical Tester Examinations

3.1.1 The Advanced Level – Agile Technical Tester examinations shall be based on the Advanced
Level – Agile Technical Tester syllabus [CTAL_ATT]. Answers to examination questions may
require the use of material from more than one section of the syllabus.
3.1.2 All learning objectives (on cognitive levels K2 to K4) in the syllabus are examinable.
3.2 General Advanced Level Exam Structure

3.2.1 Each Advanced Level examination module (i.e. Test Manager, Test Analyst, Technical Test
Analyst, etc.) shall comprise a set of multiple-choice questions based on the Learning Objectives
for that specific syllabus. The level of coverage and distribution of questions has been based on
the Learning Objectives, their K-levels, and their level of importance as evaluated by the ISTQB®.
Details on the structure for each examination module are provided in section 4 below.
3.2.2 The points available for a question should reflect the difficulty of the question. A K2 question is
to be allocated 1 point. In general, a K3 question should be allocated 2 points and a K4 question
should be allocated 3 points. However, K3 questions may be set at 1, 2, or 3 points, and K4
questions may be set at 2 or 3 points at the discretion of the question author.
A more difficult question may require the examinee to have a deeper or more nuanced
understanding of the material. A less difficult question may be one where the answer is more
straightforward.
3.2.3 In general, K2 questions are expected to take 1 minute to read and answer, K3 questions are
expected to take 3 minutes and K4 questions are expected to take 4 minutes. The exam setter
should keep in mind that this is only a guideline for an average time, and that it is likely that some
questions will take longer and others will take less time for examinees to complete.
3.2.4 The exam shall comprise 40 multiple-choice questions.
3.2.5 If the candidate’s native language is not the examination language, the candidate is allowed an
additional 25%.
Number of Number of Passing Exam Exam Length
Module
Questions Possible Points Score (65%) Length + 25%
Agile Technical
40 64 42 90 minutes 113 minutes
Tester
3.2.6 Overall question breakfown by K-Level is as follows:

Number of Total Time by K-
K-Level Question Timing
Questions Level (approximate)
K2 25 1 25
K3 6 3 18
K4 9 4 36
TOTALS 40 79 minutes
3.3 Passing Score

3.3.1 A score of at least 65% is required to pass.

3.4 Specific Rules

3.4.1 For the rules and recommendations for writing multiple-choice questions see the ISTQB -
Question Writing Rules & Recommendations [QWRR_v2.1].
3.4.2 All questions shall assess at least one Learning Objective from the Advanced Syllabus under
examination. Questions may include supporting material at the K1 level from the rest of the
syllabus, incorporate concepts from Foundation syllabus LOs and/or include other Foundation
syllabus material at the K1 level. Where questions address more than one LO, then the question
should primarily address the highest K-Level LO.
3.5 Question Distribution

3.5.1 The exam structure for the Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester examination is provided in the
following table. Each of the exams requires mandatory questions targeted to specific Learning
Objectives as well as a specified number of questions based on “selectable” Learning Objectives.
3.5.2 Any Learning Objective requires at least one mandatory question of the same K-Level as the LO.

4. Advanced Level – Agile Technical Tester Exam Structure
4.1 Question Distribution

Chapter 1 Number of Suppested
Question K-Level Questions per Points per
Distribution LO (group) Question
ATT-1.1.1-2 There is a total of questions
2 3 K2 1
ATT-1.1.2-2 required for Chapter 1
K2 = 3 and K4 = 3
ATT-1.1.1-1
4 3 K4 3
ATT-1.1.2-1 Number of points for this
chapter = 12
ATT-2.1.1-2
2 3 K2 1
ATT-2.1.1-3
ATT-2.1.2-2 2 1 K2 1
ATT-2.2.2-2
2 3 K2 1
ATT-2-2.1-2 There is a total of questions
ATT-2.3.1 2 1 K2 1 required for Chapter 2
ATT-2.3.2-2 K2 = 11 and K3 = 3 and K4 = 6
2 3 K2 1
ATT-2.3.1-2
ATT-2.1.1 Number of points for this
3 3 K3 2
ATT-2.1.2 chapter = 35
ATT-2.1.3 4 2 K4 3
ATT-2.2.1
4 3 K4 3
ATT-2.2.2
ATT-2.3.2 4 1 K4 3
ATT-3.1.2 2 1 K2 1 There is a total of questions
ATT-3.1.3-1 required for Chapter 3
2 3 K2 1
ATT-3.1.3-2 K2 = 7 and K3 = 2
ATT-3.2.1
2 3 K2 1
ATT-3.2.1-2 Number of points for this
ATT-3.1.1 3 2 K3 2 chapter = 11
ATT-4.1.2 2 1 K2 1 There is a total of questions
ATT-4.2.1 required for Chapter 4
2 3 K2 1
ATT-4.2.1-2 K2 = 4 and K3 = 1
ATT-4.1.1 3 1 K3 2 Number of points for this

chapter = 6
Points total 40 Questions in
CTAL – Agile Technical Tester TOTALS 90 minutes
64 Total


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Agile Technical Tester, Advanced Level International

Exam Structure and Rules Software Testing

ISTQB® Agile Technical Tester

International Software Testing Qualifications Board

Document Category: Regulatory

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1.2 Purpose of this document

1.5 Document Responsibility

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3. Advanced Level Exam Rules

3.1 The Advanced Level – Agile Technical Tester Examinations

3.2 General Advanced Level Exam Structure

3.2.6 Overall question breakfown by K-Level is as follows:

3.3 Passing Score

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3.4 Specific Rules

3.5 Question Distribution

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4. Advanced Level – Agile Technical Tester Exam Structure

4.1 Question Distribution

ATT-4.1.1 3 1 K3 2 Number of points for this

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