Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B-1.008 - Grading of Examinations; Grade Notification
(1) Grading of all examinations shall be
processed as follows:
(a) National
examinations shall be graded solely and exclusively by the national examination
provider or its contract provider.
(b) Department-developed practical or
clinical or computer-based testing examinations shall be graded by the
department or its contract provider. The department or its contract provider
shall review any statistically questionable items for psychometric soundness
via the item analysis after the examination has been administered. Based upon
this review and/or the examination consultant's recommendations, the department
or its contract provider shall adjust the scoring key by rejecting
psychometrically unsound questions, crediting for more than one correct answer,
or giving partial credit for any question or procedure which does not
adequately and reliably measure the applicant's ability to practice the
profession. The department or its contract provider shall calculate each
candidate's grade utilizing the scoring key, or adjusted scoring key if
applicable, and shall provide each candidate a grade report.
(2) If there are additional
adjustments to the scoring key due to mechanical or clerical miscalculations
after the grades have been provided for a particular examination, amended grade
reports shall be provided to all candidates whose status changes due to the
adjustment unless the candidate has taken and passed a subsequent
administration of the examination.
(3) Examinations developed for the department
or by a professional testing entity other than a national examination provider
shall be graded by that testing entity or by its contract provider.
(4) The department or its contract provider
shall notify the candidate of the results of the candidate's examination no
later than 60 days after the examination date except when the grades are
computed by or for a national organization responsible for a national
examination in Florida. In the case of a national examination, the grades shall
be posted on the Examination Services website at
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Exam/index.htm or sent to the candidate no later
than 30 days after the department's receipt of the grades from the national
examination provider.
(5) The
department shall inform each passing candidate of the candidate's status and
provide necessary instructions for the receipt of a license.
(6) Any candidate failing to receive a
passing score on a licensure or certification examination shall be notified of
the requirements for re-examination. For department-developed examinations,
failing candidates shall also receive information regarding post-examination
review and election of hearing rights. Candidates must wait at least 30 days
after an examination before they can re-examine.
(7) [Omitted.]
(8) Computer-based testing examinations
developed by or for the department may include pilot test or experimental
questions for the purpose of evaluating the statistical and psychometric
qualities of new or revised questions prior to their use in an examination.
(a) Pilot test or experimental questions will
not be identified to the candidates as pilot test questions on the
examination.
(b) The maximum number
of pilot test questions included on an examination form shall not exceed 20
percent of the number of scored questions on the examination or ten questions,
whichever is greater.
(c) Pilot
test questions shall not be counted toward the candidate's score on the
examination. Answers to pilot test questions shall not be subject to review by
the candidates during the candidates' post-examination review
session.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 456.004(5), 456.017 FS. Law Implemented 456.017(1), 456.017(2) FS.
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