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Does the NAVLE give partial credit for selecting a "next best" answer?
Category: NAVLE - Scoring, Retakes, Exam Security & Grievances / ScoringNo. Every scored item on the NAVLE uses all-or-none scoring: 0 or 1 point per item. There is no partial credit granted for selecting an answer that is reasonable and incorrect, or for not selecting an answer to a test question. The NAVLE uses a single best-answer format, meaning more than one answer choice may include information that is true or clinically reasonable. That's by design: it's what allows the exam to test clinical judgment rather than simple recall. However, only one answer choice is designated as correct for scoring purposes, and full credit is given only when that answer is selected. Selecting any other choice, even a closely related one, earns no credit for that item.