Score Conversion Sheet

[Viraj]

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Where would I be able to find score conversion sheet for these released exams by ADA for part 1

 

[kerrydds06]

click on link:
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/natboard/technical.asp
or go to ada site then click on nbde link click on technical report download PDF file and check the last set of pages.

 

[ItsGavinC]

That's one of my favorite nerd reports. 😀

Notice the wide variation throughout the years in terms of # of correct needed to pass. For some years in certain sections it is 37, and then a couple of years later it is 51.

 

[dentaldoc]

click on link:
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/natboard/technical.asp
or go to ada site then click on nbde link click on technical report download PDF file and check the last set of pages.

Is there score conversion tables for each of released ASDA exams?(like we have for the 98 paper) 😕

 

[ItsGavinC]

Is there score conversion tables for each of released ASDA exams?(like we have for the 98 paper) 😕

No, but they list the average scores and the means. They always make the mean correlate with a scaled score of 85.

 

[sandman]

Am I reading those data right that the vast majority of the time the passing raw score is below 50, except for those rare times, 2001, 2002 Dental Anatomy, 97 micro/path, etc?

 

[ItsGavinC]

Am I reading those data right that the vast majority of the time the passing raw score is below 50, except for those rare times, 2001, 2002 Dental Anatomy, 97 micro/path, etc?

That's right. Here are some averages for us to play with, from 1997-2003.
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Raw score equivalent to 75 (passing) / Raw score equivalent to 85

Anatomic Sciences: 47 / 66
Biochem/Physiology: 45 / 66
Micro/Pathology: 43 / 65
Dental Anatomy: 46 / 68
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So, the guesstimates we often talk about are correct. Get 50% of the questions correct to pass (75 score), get 65% correct to get a good score (85), and get 80% correct to get a score in the mid-90 range.