What type of computer-based testing will the COMLEX-USA be?
In general, there are two types of computer-based testing: computer-adaptive testing and computer-delivered non-adaptive testing. In adaptive testing, the computer selects questions based on an examinee’s responses to the previous questions. The COMLEX-USA examinations are not computer-adaptive. They are computer-delivered non-adaptive tests. The questions selected for each COMLEX-USA examination are determined before the tests are administered. The number of questions and time limit for the examinations are also predetermined and, under normal administration conditions, are the same regardless of when and where the examinations are administered. As with non-adaptive testing, the computer displays questions one at a time. Only after an examinee takes an action on the first question will the computer display the next question.
