If the Candidate Ran Out of Time, Why Doesn the Diagnostic Profile Show an Overall Performance Assessment Box?
Perhaps this question is best answered by explaining how the five-hour time limit relates to the pass/fail decision. Candidates whose competence is either far above or far below the passing standard are identified quickly, and their examinations end after the minimum number of items has been administered. Candidates whose competence is closer to the passing standard (neither extremely high nor low) need to provide more information (by answering more questions) before a confident decision can be made. Therefore, if the examination ended because the five-hour time limit expired, the computer did not have sufficient evidence to make a clear pass or fail decision (or it would have already stopped administering questions). The National Council has established the maximum number of items to provide as much information as was obtained from the paper-and-pencil NCLEX examination. However, when the candidate runs out of time before taking the maximum number of questions, the National Council do
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