Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) Exam is established and managed under the national certification body for occupational therapy professionals–National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). The OTR Exam is designed based on regular practical analysis on the entry-level front-line occupational therapists in the United States, conducted by the Certification Examination Development Committee (CEDC). The panel will follow four steps, including drafting the exam blueprint, designing the questions, rounds of discussion and validation and finally putting the questions into confidential question bank for random selection by computer during exam. The OTR Exam is featured by its close relevance and update with clinical status of the States, high-standard professional requirement based on broadest public consensus within the profession as well as its evidence-based and scientific procedure throughout the designing process, which may benefit the development and standardization of Occupational Therapy Profession in China.
DENG Xue
,
DENG Huan
,
YU Le-hua
,
IP Wing-Yuk
. Principle of Design and Analysis of Sample Questions in National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy: Implications for Development of Occupational Therapy in China[J]. Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice, 2017
, 23(7)
: 859
-864
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DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.07.027
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