Examination Standards for Licensure: The Reality of

Gross, Leon J.

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ERIC Number: EJ424751

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Examination Standards for Licensure: The Reality of "75."

Gross, Leon J.

Journal of Optometric Education, v16 n3 p72-75 Spr 1991

Many state optometric licensing boards require a scaled or percentage score of 75 on each section. A study of multiple criteria and pass-fail rates suggests that high failure rates are a result not of candidate ability but of arbitrary classification of test content. State boards are encouraged to resolve these problems. (MSE)

Descriptors: Agency Role, Failure, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Optometry, Professional Education, Scores, Standardized Tests, Standards, State Licensing Boards, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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