{"content":[{"text":"Part I Basic Science Item Reengineering Pilot","bbox":{"left":0.278235,"top":0.112481,"width":0.44346700000000006,"height":0.024446999999999997}},{"text":"Report of the August 2004 Administration*","bbox":{"left":0.28804,"top":0.153162,"width":0.423908,"height":0.024446999999999997}},{"text":"National Board of Examiners in Optometry","bbox":{"left":0.324216,"top":0.192166,"width":0.35150999999999993,"height":0.019635999999999987}},{"text":"This report is the culmination of a multiyear effort in elevating the clinical relevance or \n relatedness (currently referred to as clinicality) of the Part I Basic Science examination. \n Two task forces were formed to explore item clinicality in the context of a broader effort \n in restructuring the entire 3-Part examination sequence. The task forces, which submitted \n their respective reports to the Board in 1998 and 1999, had a broad perspective, as they \n were comprised of individuals from both within and outside the profession of optometry.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.266545,"width":0.704334,"height":0.10733300000000001}},{"text":"This effort in enhancing item clinicality should be viewed as part of an ongoing evolution \n to keep up with changes in clinical knowledge and practice, as well as changes in the \n profession of psychometrics. During the 25-year period in which the Board was located \n in metropolitan Washington DC, there have been three major restructurings of the \n examination program. The item reengineering project, in combination with the \n examination restructuring, the conditions study, and the conditions-based 3-Part Content \n Outline, will, when implemented, represent the next major program change.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.388514,"width":0.703473,"height":0.124757}},{"text":"Prior Major Examination Restructurings","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.545544,"width":0.345932,"height":0.02098500000000003}},{"text":"In 1981, the examination sequence consisting of Parts I, 2A, and 2B shifted from being \n Section-based to being Part-based, for numerous psychometric reasons. Many \n psychometric procedures were introduced or changed to be consistent with this initiative, \n including the formation of examination development committees that had responsibility \n for test development and test scoring, in conjunction with staff. To promote item \n clinicality, each committee had to include at least one clinician and one recent graduate.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.580104,"width":0.69919,"height":0.10733300000000001}},{"text":"In 1987, the examination sequence was compressed and redefined as Part I Basic Science \n and Part II Clinical Science. A substantial amount of new content was added; \n specifically, Human Biology in Part I, and Systemic Conditions in Part II. The rationale \n for the new content was to reflect the expanded scope of optometric practice, which had \n begun to include use of drugs for therapeutic purposes. A stand-alone certification test in \n the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease (TMOD) had been implemented in \n 1985, sponsored by the association of state optometry boards (ARBO, which was known \n as IAB at the time).","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.702073,"width":0.70211,"height":0.1421810000000001}},{"text":"The new Part I and Part II content was to assess the knowledge underlying therapeutic \n drug use. In addition, with a goal of greater clinicality and integration, the examination","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.858891,"width":0.686645,"height":0.037636}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}