Changes occuring in NBDE in 2012

Candidates will receive PASS / FAIL for NBDE Part 1 and Part 2

• Those candidates that test before will retain their scores.
• After 01/01/12, passing candidates will receive the status of Pass, “P”, while failing candidates will receive raw score information for each discipline with the status of Fail, “F”

Shorter Application Eligibility Period

• Once application and fee has been submitted for examination, student will have 6 months to schedule a testing appointment.

Limit on Examination Eligibility

• Students are limited to successful completion of an exam within 5 years of testing or 5 exam attempts, whichever comes first.
• This applies to exam attempts 01/01/2012 or later.
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Limit on Examination Eligibility

• Students are limited to successful completion of an exam within 5 years of testing or 5 exam attempts, whichever comes first.
• This applies to exam attempts 01/01/2012 or later.

Complete Score History

• Currently four most recent tests are listed
• Starting in 2012: Complete history of scores will be reported to state board or any other entity requesting scores.
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Time Limits for Retesting as a Result of an Appeal

• JCNDE allows appeal for a retest within 30 days
• Upon processing the application, the candidate will remain eligible to test for 90 days following the grant of an appeal.

• Multiple Correct Answers, Extended Matching, and Ordering are coming to the NBDE 2012.
• These new item types will be scored objectively with a well defined scoring rubric.
• Responses must match scoring rubric exactly in order to get a score of “1” for the item.
  • If there is no exact match, the score for the item is “0.”
  • There is no partial credit.