Below you will find information about the type of research that is of interest to the Joint Research Committee:
Innovative/Extended Item Types
- Statistical criteria for pretest items in extended item types
- Alternate item scoring methods for extended item types
- Modified item selection algorithm and operational pool composition to include extended item types
- Design and implementation of animated assessments
- Alternate measurement models
Test Security
- Identifying and detecting aberrant test-taking behaviors
- Identifying potentially compromised NCLEX items
- Data forensics
NCLEX Enhancement
- Variable starting item difficulty for first-time test takers and repeaters
- Item fit and drift critical values and impact on quarterly item pools
- Alternate intervals for practice analyses
Critical Decision Making
- Alternate cognitive taxonomy
- Measures of clinical judgment
- Decision making within clinical settings
