New Technology, New Items
With a new framework and using enhanced technology to measure clinical judgment, National Registry is also expanding the types of items found on our examinations. Registry will be piloting and evaluating four item types later this year to enhance our examination and further emulate more authentic and contextual experiences for an EMS provider.
Before you learn more about the new items, take a quick fun quiz to test your National Registry Knowledge!
- https://c92p4if1mo0.typeform.com/NREMTTEIs
- (This is a demonstration for entertainment purposes for a conceptual example of TEIs. This is not a demonstration of actual item formats on AEMT or paramedic examinations)
Did you take it? This quiz shows you the four different item types National Registry is adding to their examinations. While they may not look exactly like the examination, the concept is there. Registry wanted to share a “like” experience.
Technology Enhanced Items (TEI’s)
As technology continues to evolve and so does the National Registry examination. These new types of items gain a better understanding of each candidate’s depth of comprehension and knowledge of a particular topic. The TEI’s increase testing fidelity by making the experience more genuine, practice-related, and engaging for test takers. These items are created and scrutinized through the same process and by the same standards that the National Registry has used for years past. They are still developed by EMS field experts, evaluated by psychometricians, and will meet all standards and requirements for accreditation.
Registry even created four sample items to let people “test” themselves with the new formats: https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6EGplm2wa03YtZs
National Registry is excited to start sharing this information with educators and programs and our candidates. The main goal is to ensure everyone understands the different types of items they may encounter and feel confident in working with them.