Whats the diffrence NBDE 1 exam in 2005 and 2008 ?

[krasnodar]

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Whats the diffrence NBDE 1 exam in 2005 and 2008 ?

 

[plan]

clinical testlet questions are included in new pattern.

 

[Cold Front]

clinical testlet questions are included in new pattern.

The only things changed:

a. more case questions
b. the exam is no longer divided into 4 separate sections, it's now just a single section.
c. new format it computerized
d. the score your receive is one composite score, instead of 4 separate scores like the old days.

good luck 👍

 

[krasnodar]

Thanks alot

 

[tinman831]

So if you get a composite score, is it still possible to fail one section of the exam? or do you just have to pass with an overall score of 75>?

 

[krasnodar]

i asked this Question , Because i have in part 1 79, in 2004 and i want to re take it again , and i heared there is a new changes

 

[BeachBuff]

So if you get a composite score, is it still possible to fail one section of the exam? or do you just have to pass with an overall score of 75>?

I think a comp score of >75 means you have passed every section. I dont think you can fail a section and still pass the whole exam. this probably translates to getting >50 Questions correct on every section and still passing (barely)

 

[tinman831]

I think a comp score of >75 means you have passed every section. I dont think you can fail a section and still pass the whole exam. this probably translates to getting >50 Questions correct on every section and still passing (barely)

So what if you get a 30 on one section and then 100's on the remaining thats still a failure?

 

[CoolOrtho]

You have to pass each section just like the old style.

So what if you get a 30 on one section and then 100's on the remaining thats still a failure?

 

[doc76]

So what if you get a 30 on one section and then 100's on the remaining thats still a failure?

i think in new pattern ur comp. score should be more than 75.not in each section

 

[BeachBuff]

i think in new pattern ur comp. score should be more than 75.not in each section

there is no composite score in each section given, just raw. so you dont really have to get above 75 in each section (the raw avg. for all sections, except dental anatomy, is actually below 75!). i know of someone who received a 51 (raw) in physio\biochem and did descent on other sections and still received 80 composite score.

you just gotta be sure your scoring above 50 (or around there) on each section to pass....

 

[dnisal]

I think a comp score of >75 means you have passed every section. I dont think you can fail a section and still pass the whole exam.

I've actually researched and posted about this topic on other threads. You can still "fail" a section as long as you compensate and do well in another section, so that the overall composite score is at least 75. So in this new format, you need to concentrate on how many correct answers you get for the entire exam as a whole - how many correct answers for each section is not important any more. On the NBDE Candidate's Guide, this is what it says on page 27:

http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/nbde01/nbde01_candidate_guide_2008.pdf

"Part I is a comprehensive examination; therefore, only one overall standard score is reported. However, the Joint Commission also provides raw scores for each of the four areas on the examination. For each area, this includes: candidate’s number of correct responses, the number of items in each area, and the national average. This information provides candidates with information relative to their strengths and weaknesses."

I did not think this gave specific enough information so I called the ADA and asked. The bottom line is that yes, you can do poorly in 1 or 2 sections but as long as you make up for it in the other sections, you can still pass the exam. So although a raw score is reported for each section, the only thing that will determine a pass or fail is the overall composite score, not individual section scores (in this new format I do not even think a pass/fail notation is given for each section like the older format used to). But like BeachBuff said, you probably cannot get away with doing extremely poorly in the section, but at the same time you do not have to necessarily "pass" the specific section -you'd probably need around 50 on each section to be safe. The point is, getting below 50 in a specific section will not fail you for the entire exam as long as you compensate and get over 50 in the other sections.

I think the only people who really care about this issue is those who just want to pass the exam and do not care to ace it. If you are in this category like I am, the good news is that this change in the new format appears to make it easier to pass than the old format.

 

[tinman831]

I think the only people who really care about this issue is those who just want to pass the exam and do not care to ace it. If you are in this category like I am, the good news is that this change in the new format appears to make it easier to pass than the old format.
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dnisal, I'm going to sleep a whole lot better tonight because of you. 😀