Supervising senior psychometrician at the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
Radiol Technol. 2021 Jan;92(3):240-248.
To investigate the exam performance of reinstatement candidates pursuing the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification and registration in radiography.
This study compared exam performance data from reinstatement candidates taking the ARRT radiography exam in 2017 and 2018 (N = 412) to the performance of 2017 and 2018 first-time exam candidates (N = 22 731) and the reinstatement candidates' past successful passing exam attempts.
Scores on the reinstatement exam at the overall exam and the section levels were significantly lower (P < .01) than scores for first-time radiography candidates, as well as the reinstatement candidates' own previous successful passing exam attempts. The first-time pass rate was 89%, while the reinstatement pass rate was 56%. Reinstatement candidates also scored lower than first-time radiography candidates on all sections of the exam. The section with the smallest effect size difference was Patient Interactions and Management, and the sections with the largest effect size differences were Radiation Protection and Extremity Procedures. There was not a strong relationship between time lag and exam scores.
Reinstatement candidates had a lower exam pass rate than first-time exam candidates. The reinstatement pass rate was, however, greater than 50%, which indicates that reinstatement candidates perform better than do candidates failing and retaking the initial radiography exam (pass rate of 40%-45%). Reinstatement candidates' lower performance on multiple sections of the exam suggest that reinstatement candidates do not perform as well as first-time candidates on numerous portions of content.
A lower percentage of reinstatement candidates for the ARRT radiography exam pass the exam on a first attempt compared with first-time exam candidates. Passing the exam as a reinstatement candidate is, however, achievable given the pass rate of above 50%.
调查申请恢复美国放射技师注册认证（ARRT）放射技师认证和注册考试的考生的考试表现。
本研究比较了 2017 年和 2018 年参加 ARRT 放射技师考试的恢复考生（N=412）与 2017 年和 2018 年首次考试考生（N=22731）以及恢复考生过去成功通过考试的考试表现的考试成绩数据。
总体考试和各部分考试的恢复考试分数明显低于（P<.01）首次放射技师考生的分数，以及恢复考生自己之前成功通过的考试分数。首次通过率为 89%，而恢复通过率为 56%。恢复考生在考试的所有部分的得分均低于首次放射技师考生。效果量差异最小的部分是患者互动和管理，效果量差异最大的部分是辐射防护和四肢程序。时间间隔与考试分数之间没有很强的关系。
恢复考生的考试通过率低于首次考试考生。然而，恢复考生的通过率大于 50%，这表明恢复考生的表现优于首次放射技师考试失败并重新参加初始放射技师考试的考生（通过率为 40%-45%）。恢复考生在考试多个部分的表现较低表明，恢复考生在许多内容部分的表现不如首次考生。
与首次考试考生相比，参加 ARRT 放射技师考试的恢复考生中，有较低比例的考生在首次尝试时通过考试。但是，鉴于通过率超过 50%，恢复考生通过考试是可行的。
