Good-bye, AMP! Hello, PSI!

We are all aware that Alabama’s examination provider, AMP, was acquired by another national examination provider known as PSI in 2016. 

Below is the information that was provided by the Alabama Real Estate Commission. As soon as we learn more details about the changes, we will share it with our members.

According to the Alabama Real Estate Commission,  "The same AMP examination items have been used on examinations since the acquisition, but a change is scheduled to take place. Effective January 1, 2019, all AMP and PSI examination items will be combined into one pool of examination items from which examinations will be developed. 

Therefore, while we are looking at some upcoming changes to the examination, many things will not change. Please read the following to identify upcoming examination changes:

The following will not be changed:

State content items for both the salesperson and broker examinations

• Simulation items on the broker examination
  
• The number of items on an examination.
  
• The salesperson examination will still have 100 national items and 40 state items that are graded. There are also five ungraded items being pretested.
  
• The broker simulation examination will still have 10 simulation problems. Nine of the items will be graded and the remaining item will be pretested for future examinations.
  
• Current locations of examination sites.
  
• The passing score will remain at 70.
  

The following identifies all changes:

• The current AMP content outline will be replaced by the new PSI content specifications. The PSI content specifications are attached to this email.
  
• The PSI and AMP national item pools will be combined into one national item pool.
  
• The national items on a salesperson examination will consist of two cognitive levels: 41% Recall/Recognition items and 59% Application/Analysis items. Therefore, the two levels of Application and Analysis on the current AMP examination will be combined into one level.
  
• Recall/Recognition requires the ability to identify, recall or recognize terms, facts, methods, procedures, basic concepts principles and processes.
  
• Application/Analysis requires the ability to apply concepts and principles to situation to identify solutions; calculate solutions to mathematical problems; interpret charts and graphic data; classify items; and interpret information.
  

NOTE: The new outline WILL NOT require a major change in prelicense course instruction."

The PSI Sales Pre-License Outline

Education Division, Alabama Real Estate Commission