Assessment of Candidates’ Performance Pre- and Post-Adoption of Standard Setting in College Examinations between 2016 and 2023

The increased pass rates in the primary, Part I and Part II examinations post-adoption of standard setting may suggest improved examination performance. There is, however, the need to assess the acquired competencies and skills of the candidates post-certification. The significantly higher mean pass rates post-adoption of standard setting are consequent on improvement in the quality and robustness of items/questions and of the examination processes, brought about by the training and retraining of faculty examiners which preceded the implementation.