NPTE Scores - Did You Make or Fail it?

Is my score good enough to pass the exam?

The NPTE or the National Physical Therapist Examination is a gateway to a brighter future for Filipino physical therapists. As one acquires a license from this examination, more advantages and opportunities are to be available on its candidates. A license on the NPTE is required in different states before a Filipino physical therapist can practice their profession. Here in the Philippines, more and more physical therapists are taking review classes on NPTE and at the same time, preparing their requirements for the said examination.

The NPTE is divided into two different kinds: physical therapist and physical therapist assistant exams. It is a computer-based examination. The PT licensure exam has five sections containing fifty different questions. However, the PTA licensure test is composed of four different sections with a total of two hundred multiple choice questions. The NPTE is scored from 200 to 800 – 200 as the lowest one can get and 800 as the highest. The minimum passing score of 600 is set on both PT and PTA exams. However, it is best for candidates to double check on the passing score set by the institutions they have applied for. Candidates should always think that they have to meet all the eligibility requirement the state requires before their application can be processed and approved.

 How is the NPTE scored?

The NPTE scale score is an arithmetic conversion of raw scores (the number of questions a candidate answers correctly) to a scale that ranges from 200 to 800. The reason for converting the raw scores to scaled scores is that the exam is most of the time revised basing on the level of difficulty. To ensure that scores on different forms of examination have the same meaning, raw scores are to be converted to scaled scores that represent equivalent levels of achievement regardless of the examination form taken. The passing score of the said examination is said to be 600. If a candidate gets 600 or higher, he or she passed. Any score below 600 is considered failing score.

The examination results are to be released about 10 business days after the examination date. This free score reports can be viewed on the website pt.fsbt.net. The scores can be viewed for a month. After a month, the report may be acquired by paying a standard fee for an Individual Score Report.

For more information on the NPTE scoring system and other information regarding the examination, please visit http://www.fsbpt.org/Portals/0/documents/free-resources/CandidateHandbook20131028.pdf.

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