NCLEX Clarification

the computer shuts off in any number from 75 to 265. its a computer adaptive exam.

With the SATA's it's unfortunately an "all or nothing" concept. Either you choose all the right answers and get the question right, or you miss one, thereby getting the question wrong.

I realize that its computer adaptive but the rumor flies around that every 10th person (or any number) gets all 265 questions regardless of how they are performing. I keep hearing this rumor from people and I've been told that is not true so I was just looking for some clarification. Thanks :)

I have some newbie questions!

I've heard that it is NOT true that some people randomly get all 265 questions.. is that correct?

My other question is about the SATA questions. I realize you don't get the question right if you dont select all the answers, but does the computer recognize say if you get 3/4 choices correct?

Thanks:nuke:

That is not true. The computer shuts off when it feels you are averaging above the level of competency or below it. If you are borderline, it will keep going until you do average above it. I'm not sure how many questions you have to average above it but it is basically based on your level of competency. If you get to 265, it looks at your last answer and if it was above competency, you pass, if it was below competency, you fail, regardless of if you got it right or wrong (this is how Kaplan explained it to us).

Here is a good link explaining it: http://caring4you.net/concept.html

Getting the last answer correct or incorrect never determines passing or failing the exam.

And there are quite a few that got the full amount of questions and answered the last one wrong, and they passed. So this changes things.

Number of questions that one gets as well as getting the last question right or wrong never can predict how one does on the exam. Level of the question is the most important factor in the scheme of things.

I did not say getting the question right or wrong determines if you pass or fail. I said the level difficulty of the question at 265 determines whether you pass or fail - regardless of if you got it right or wrong.

I know the last question doesn't determine if you pass or fail when you don't get 265 but I was told by Kaplan & Feuer review that if you get 265 questions, the test looks at your last question and if it is below the level of competency, you fail or "almost passed" as they put it. And if the last question was above the level of competency, you pass. It doesn't matter if you got the last question right or wrong. I didn't say you have to get the last question correct. I was just told that if it is above the level of competency, regardless of if you get it right or wrong, you pass. If it is below the level of competency, regardless of if you get it right or wrong, you fail. This only goes for if the computer shuts off at 265! If you run out of time, they look at the last 60 questions.

I know that getting the last question right or wrong never determines if you pass or fail the exam. Sorry if I made it sound like that but that was not what I was saying.

If you get to 265, it looks at your last answer and if it was above competency, you pass, if it was below competency, you fail, regardless of if you got it right or wrong (this is how Kaplan explained it to us).

Yes, it does look at the last question - if you go all the way to 265. But not at whether you answered it correctly or not. I never said that. I said if it was above competency, you pass and if it was below competency, you fail. I did say "regardless of whether you got the question right or wrong" but I guess I should have stated it differently to make it more clear.

I see what you mean. That has happened to me a few times when I post. You seem to frequently misinterpret what I am saying so I guess I really have to work on that.

Thanks for the tip! :)