Sec. 501.2561. EVALUATION OF ORAL EXAMINATION. (a) The board by rule shall establish a work group to evaluate the oral examination for the purpose of improving the consistency of the administration and the objectivity of the examination. The work group must include persons interested in or affected by the regulation of the practice of psychology under this chapter, including faculty members of college or university psychology departments and licensees with varying levels of experience. The work group shall:
(1) review audiotapes of passed and failed examinations;
(2) review analyses of the performance of persons who failed the examination provided under Section 501.256(e);
(3) assess scoring criteria and clinical scenarios used in the administration of the examination;
(4) recommend improvements to standardize the administration of the examination; and
(5) conduct other appropriate tasks.
(b) Members of the board may not participate in the evaluation of the oral examination but may otherwise participate in the work group.
(c) The work group shall report biennially to the board the group's recommendations for improving the consistency of the administration and the objectivity of the oral examination. The board shall modify the oral examination, as necessary, based on the work group's recommendations before the next administration of the oral examination.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1015), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.
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