With the transition to the online, interactive NCLEX® Program Reports, the metrics used in the Test Plan and Nursing Frameworks (formerly known as Content Dimension) sections of the Program Reports changed. The old NCLEX® Program Reports provided a variation of a percentile rank and values ranged from 0 to 100, although they typically occurred within the range 30 to 70. The new NCLEX® Program Reports provide the median of a program's graduates' performance expressed in logits. Logits can theoretically range from -∞ to +∞ but typically range from -3 to +3 for individuals and -1 to 1 when the median of the program is calculated.
The transition to the new metric has prompted questions regarding interpretation from educators. Mountain Measurement is currently working on NCLEX® Program Reports Professional Development Courses that will provide insight into this. Until those courses are available, Mountain Measurement is providing a table that will allow educators to translate their program's performance from logits to the previously used percentile rank reported in the old NCLEX® Program Reports. Since this translation table varies slightly by reporting period, Mountain Measurement recommends that educators use this table to translate performance solely for the 2023-2024 Semi-Annual Fall report period. Moreover, educators are encouraged to use caution with this table as the values vary by topic.
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