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2009 LPN/VN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-PN Examination to Practice (Vol. 44)
This study describes LPN/VN practice to assist NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination. (© 2010)
2010 | Exams Research

Understanding the Impact of Enemy Items on Test Validity and Measurement Precision
Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 21(1), 2010
2010 | Publications

2008 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX Examination Statistics (Vol. 42)
This annual publication provides national and state summary data of Member Boards’ licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations. (© 2009)
2009 | Publications

Developing Item Variants: An Empirical Study
Presented at GMAC Conference on Computerized Adaptive Testing
2009 | Research Item

2008 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice (Vol. 36)
This periodic performance of practice analyses (i.e., job analysis) studies assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination. Because changes can occur in registered nurse (RN) practice, practice analyses are conducted on a three-year cycle. (© 2009)
2009 | Exams Research

Evaluating Innovative Items for the NCLEX, Part 1: Usability and Pilot Testing
Reprint from Nurse Educator, 34(2), 2009
2009 | Publications

NCLEX Pass Rates: An Investigation Into the Effect of Lag Time and Retake Attempts
Reprint from JONA Healthcare Law, Ethics and Regulation, 11(1), 2009
2009 | Publications

A Minimum English Proficiency Standard for the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT)
A research brief highlighting the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) 2009’s initiative to determine a passing standard for nurses on the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL® iBT).
2009 | Publications

2007 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX Examination Statistics (Vol. 35)
This annual publication provides national and state summary data of Member Boards’ licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations. (© 2008)
2008 | Publications

Addressing Nonresponse in Surveys
Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 19(2), 2008
2008 | Publications

Investigation of the Item Characteristics of Innovative Item Formats
Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 19(1), 2008
2008 | Publications

2006 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX Examination Statistics (Vol. 31)
This annual publication provides national and state summary data of Member Boards’ licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations. (© 2007)
2007 | Publications