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    The passing score for the BCSE, set by the ECFVG, is a scaled score of 580. This score was established through a standard setting study with licensed veterinarians. A scale score transforms raw test scores to provide a uniform frame of reference for test performance, regardless of test difficulty. Candidates who score 580 or higher pass, while those scoring below receive their scale score and feedback on their performance in each content area to help guide further study.

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    BCSE Score QandA

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    QUESTION AND ANSWER GUIDE FOR THE ECFVG BCSE SCORE REPOT

    Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates

    WHAT IS THE PASSING SCORE FOR THE BCSE?

    The passing score for the BCSE has been set by the ECFVG at a scaled score of 580. You need a reported
    score of at least 580 to pass.

    HOW WAS THE PASSING SCORE DETERMINED?

    The passing score was established via a systematic procedure (Standard Setting Study) that employed the
    judgment of a representative group of licensed veterinarians (DVMs) with the assistance of Prometric. This
    group of DVMs recommended to the ECFVG a standard of what a candidate needs to know at a minimum
    about the tested content to achieve a passing score. The ECFVG determined the passing score.

    WHAT IS A SCALE SCORE?

    A scale score is a transformed raw test score (the number of test questions answered correctly). The raw score
    has been transformed into other measurement units, a scale score, which is something like transforming height
    (your test performance) from centimeters (your raw score) into inches (your scale score). To interpret any test
    score, a uniform frame of reference is required. Scale scores provide that frame of reference based on the
    standard adopted by the ECFVG of the amount of knowledge necessary to pass ECFVG Step 3 without regard
    to the specific test form or version of the BCSE taken. A scale score of at least 580 is required to pass the
    examination; scale scores range from a low score of 300 to a high score of 900. PLEASE NOTE THAT A
    SCALED SCORE IS NEITHER THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS YOU ANSWERED CORRECTLY NOR
    THE PERCENTAGE OF QUESTIONS YOU ANSWERED CORRECTLY.

    IS THE TEST I TOOK EASIER OR HARDER THAN PAST OR FUTURE TESTS?

    Because of ECFVG’s commitment to quality and test security, there are multiple forms of the BCSE. While
    these forms were developed from the same set of content specifications, the levels of difficulty of the forms
    may vary slightly because different questions appear on different forms. Since it would be unfair to require a
    candidate taking a slightly more difficult form of the test to answer as many questions correctly as a candidate
    taking an easier form, a statistical procedure known as equating and scaling is used to correct for differences in
    test difficulty.

    WHY ARE SCORES SCALED?

    If the number of questions answered correctly (the raw score) were reported on score reports, there would be a
    different passing score for each form of the test (because of differences in difficulty) and this could be very
    confusing. In order to keep the passing score constant across forms, while allowing the number of correct
    answers necessary for passing to vary, scaling and equating are used. Using specifications set by the ECFVG,
    your raw score has been converted to a scale score. This is why the number of questions you answered
    correctly is not reported to you.

    WHAT WILL YOUR SCORE REPORT TELL YOU?

    Scaled scores of 580 or above will be reported as PASS (no numeric score will be reported for passing
    examinees). Failing examinees will receive scaled scores ranging from 300 to 570. If you pass the test, your
    score report will say PASS.
    If you fail the test, you will receive a performance report that includes your scaled score and the level you
    achieved in each content area. These content area performances are designed to help you identify those areas
    in which you may need further study before retaking the examination.

    The information used in the Content Area Performances is explained here.

    Below: The score you obtained is below an acceptable level; substantial study of this content
    area is recommended prior to retaking the examination.
    At or above: The score you obtained is at or above the acceptable level; you have demonstrated an
    acceptable understanding of the content, but a review of this area may be helpful to you
    prior to retaking the examination.

    The seven content areas covered on the BCSE are listed below:

    % OF TEST
    CONTENT AREA QUESTIONS

    I. Anatomy 10%
    II. Pharmacology, Physiology & Toxicology 13%
    III. Pathology 12%
    IV. Medicine 23%
    V. Principles of Surgery & Anesthesia 18%
    VI. Diagnostics 14%
    VII. Preventive Medicine 10%
    Total: 100%

    IF I TOOK ANOTHER VERSION OF THE BCSE, WOULD I OBTAIN THE SAME SCORE?

    If you took another version of this ECFVG BCSE, you probably would obtain a slightly different score from
    the one you received on this version. No test measures performance with perfect accuracy and consistency. If
    you took several different versions of the test, you would probably obtain a number of different scores that
    cluster around a typical or average value due to differences in the content of each test form. Some of your
    scores would be higher and some would be lower than your average score.

    IF I TOOK THE SAME TEST A SECOND TIME, WOULD I OBTAIN THE SAME PASS/FAIL STATUS?

    If you were permitted to take the same version of this examination a second time the estimate of consistently
    passing or failing the same people can be determined through a statistic known as a classification reliability
    index. For candidates taking this examination for the first time, the probability of obtaining the same passing
    or failing classification is very likely, indicating that without further study were you to take the test a second
    time, your test performance would have a moderately high probability of being classified as a PASS or FAIL
    exactly as occurred this time. If you failed this test, you will need to study to pass.

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