The Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) is used by most US states to determine if law school graduates have the necessary knowledge of ethical professional conduct to practice law. The exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions, with a different cutoff point for passing MPRE scores set by each state. Scores are interpreted based on a scaled score received, and if the scaled score is greater than the cutoff score, the examinee has met the minimum level of proficiency.
Scores on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) are interpreted based on a scaled score received as part of notification of test results and comparing the score to the cut-off number established in the jurisdiction in which the examinee will take the bar exam. . If the scaled score is greater than the cutoff score, the examinee is considered to have met the minimum level of proficiency in the subject. A scaled score lower than the cutoff point requires the examinee to retake the test to obtain a better score.
In the US, law school graduates must take and pass an exam to obtain a license to practice law. Each state has its own judicial bar that defines the requirements for legal licensing in the state. While certain parts of the bar exam process have been standardized across states, it is still up to each state to determine whether to use the standardized tools or its own tools and to determine how those tools are applied to the state’s unique qualifications. for admission to the bar. The MPRE is one of the standardized exams used as part of the licensing process.
Most states use MPRE scores to determine whether candidates have the knowledge of ethical professional conduct necessary to practice law. The exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions, but only 50 are used to calculate the test-taker’s score. Each state sets a different cutoff point for passing MPRE scores. A score may be adequate to satisfy the MPRE requirement in one state, but inadequate to satisfy the requirement in another.
Interpretation of MPRE scores also entails an understanding of the way a scaled score is derived. The examinee receives a raw score equal to the number of questions answered correctly. Each examiner is assigned a difficulty rating by the examiners which supposedly corrects the test difficulty in test sessions. The theory is that, taking into account the relative difficulty of the questions, the scoring process evens out the playing field, eliminating any advantage of a test taken in one session being harder or easier than another.
Assigning difficulty levels to questions results in a reduced score from 50 to 150, with an average score of 100. The statistical formula applied to establish the scale is not disclosed to the public. Year after year, test takers will have a general sense of the raw MPRE scores needed to obtain certain scale scores, but will not know their scale score until official test results are received.
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