Comments on: Congrats to the 2009 nursing board exam passers! http://www.annalyn.net/2010/02/01/congrats-to-the-2009-nursing-board-exam-passers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congrats-to-the-2009-nursing-board-exam-passers Manila food, lifestyle & travel blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kannon http://www.annalyn.net/2010/02/01/congrats-to-the-2009-nursing-board-exam-passers/comment-page-1/#comment-347447 kannon Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:07:32 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/?p=3015#comment-347447 Considering that the exam is entirely made up of multiple choice questions, is administered twice a year and examinees are entitled to take the exam as many times as they wish, 40% isn't half bad at all compared to the bar exams. The bar exam has an average 25% passing rate, 95% of bar exam questions are essays (one of the very few essay-based bar exams in the world), the bar exam is administered only once a year, an examinee who has failed it three times must repeat his 4th year and an examinee who has failed it 5 times cannot take the exam anymore. Considering that the exam is entirely made up of multiple choice questions, is administered twice a year and examinees are entitled to take the exam as many times as they wish, 40% isn’t half bad at all compared to the bar exams.

The bar exam has an average 25% passing rate, 95% of bar exam questions are essays (one of the very few essay-based bar exams in the world), the bar exam is administered only once a year, an examinee who has failed it three times must repeat his 4th year and an examinee who has failed it 5 times cannot take the exam anymore.

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.annalyn.net/2010/02/01/congrats-to-the-2009-nursing-board-exam-passers/comment-page-1/#comment-346848 Lawrence Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:28:19 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/?p=3015#comment-346848 Having a relatively low pass rate should, to some extent, give the exams more credibility, as if very high numbers pass then the exams can be perceived as being too easy; well that's how it is here anyway..... Having a relatively low pass rate should, to some extent, give the exams more credibility, as if very high numbers pass then the exams can be perceived as being too easy; well that’s how it is here anyway…..

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