How was the exam aligned with the RDD?
The Exam Committee and Exam Review Committee met with the consultant in early 2006 in order to review the effective alignment of test items with the current RDD, which describes the tasks a board-certified laboratory animal veterinarian should be able to complete, and the knowledge and skills a board-certified laboratory animal veterinarian should use to complete them. The alignment of test items was accomplished with no more than 1% variance from the RDD task distribution. All reference to “traditional” 4 categories was removed, in order to emphasize reliance on the RDD. The BOD approved the balancing of the total exam (not the individual written and practical exams) to the RDD, effective with the 2007 exam, at the recommendation of the CASTLE consultant.
