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The California State Board of Pharmacy is not involved in score setting for the NAPLEX. For information about NAPLEX scoring, please refer to the NABP Web site ([www.nabp.net](www.nabp.net) ) .  \nThe information below describes how the California State Board of Pharmacy sets the passing scores for the CPJE.  \nYour Score  \nThe score earned on the CPJE is reported as a scaled score, which will range from 0 to 99. To pass the exam, a candidate must have a scaled score of 75.  \nWhat is a scaled score and how is it determined?  \nA candidate does not need to get 75 percent of the items correct to pass the CPJE. Also, the examination is NOT graded “on a curve” so that 75 percent of the candidates will pass it.  \nAt any time, the board has a number of different test forms in use. Some of these examinations may be harder than others. To adjust for the difficulty of different examination forms and to ensure fairness to all candidates, the board uses a criterion-referenced scoring process to determine the passing score for any form of the CPJE. This process produces a “raw passing score.”  \nThis raw passing score is then mathematically transformed so that the minimum passing scaled score equals 75. This is analogous to the way one adjusts numeric values in describing the boiling temperature when using Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales. The water still boils at the same temperature, regardless of the temperature scale that is used to measure the absolute temperature.  \nWhereas each form of the examination will have an independently set raw score, each raw passing score is transformed to a scaled passing score of 75. Therefore, a scaled score of 75 will be the passing score on any version of the examination.  \nThe information below provides a fuller description of criterion-referenced scoring and scaling a test score.  \nSetting the Passing Score  \nThe passing score on the CPJE is set through a process known as criterionreferencing. When adopting a criterion-referenced passing score, the board applies standards for competent practice to all candidates regardless of the form of the examination administered. This is the “state of the art” in passing score setting according to testing experts. For example, according to the Office of Examination Resources of the Department of Consumer Affairs, “Adoption of a criterion-referenced passing score may ultimately result in the licensure of candidates who have sufficient knowledge and experience to ensure public health and safety.”  \nA group process is used to set the passing standard. The board’s Competency Committee performs this task as part of its test construction responsibilities. The committee is comprised of pharmacists who are representative of all aspects of practice and each of California’s schools of pharmacy.  \nThe committee is led in examination development by a psychometric consulting firm, which is hired for expertise in test validation and development, and whose staff is educated and experienced in developing and analyzing occupational licensing examinations.  \nCriterion-reference standard setting begins with the establishment of a minimum acceptable level of competence for safe practice that candidates must possess to pass the examination. The intent of this methodology is to differentiate between a qualified and unqualified candidate for pharmacist licensure. The passing score is based on a minimum competence criterion that is defined in terms of the actual behaviors that qualified pharmacists perform.  \nBecause the group of questions used on licensing examinations will likely vary in difficulty from one exami","cbCaivBkjW1Z8O8t","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivBkjW1Z8O8t","pdf",84954,"English","# Overview of Passing Scores\n## NAPLEX and CPJE Responsibilities\n# CPJE Scoring Method\n## Scaled vs. Raw Passing Scores\n## Fairness Across Test Forms\n# Setting the CPJE Passing Standard\n## Competency Committee and Standards\n## Reporting and Statistical Use","[{\"question\":\"Who sets the passing score for the NAPLEX and CPJE?\",\"answer\":\"NAPLEX passing scores are determined by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. The California State Board of Pharmacy sets the CPJE passing scores.\"},{\"question\":\"What scaled score is required to pass the CPJE?\",\"answer\":\"A candidate must earn a CPJE scaled score of 75 to pass.\"},{\"question\":\"How does criterion-referenced scoring affect different CPJE test forms?\",\"answer\":\"Because question difficulty varies across forms, the board uses criterion-referenced methods to determine a raw passing score for each form and then scales it so the passing scaled score is 75 on any version.\"}]","Determining the Passing Scores for the California Pharmacist Licensure Examinations | PDF"]