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Peer reviewedGross, Leon J. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1991
Many state optometric licensing boards require a scaled or percentage score of 75 on each section. A study of multiple criteria and pass-fail rates suggests that high failure rates are a result not of candidate ability but of arbitrary classification of test content. State boards are encouraged to resolve these problems. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Failure, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
