"IN-HOUSE" EXAMINATION UPDATE
Final preparations are now being made for the Commission's new licensing examination program to be implemented in January 1984.
An initial bank of approximately 1,000 examination questions has been established, and a final review of all questions was completed by the Question Review Committee in October. "Prototype" salesman and broker ex-
aminations were then assembled in accordance with previously developed 11 specifications". Under the direction of a testing and measurement expert, a select committee of real estate practitioners met on November 3-4 to study the prototype examinations and develop recommendations as to the passing scores which should be reauired for the examinations.
EXAMINATION PASSING SCORE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Seated (left to right): Zack H. Bacon, Jr., Raleigh; Anne S. Duffus, Greenville; Dr.
Kinnard White, UNC, Chapel Hill; Dr. Huey M. Rowe-Anderson, Charlotte; Barbara
Baskerville, Asheville; Jean P. Hunt, Raleigh; Robbie M. Hale, Fayetteville. Standing
(left to right): L. D. Jones, Fayetteville; Allen D. Aldridge, Durham; J. Harold Craven,
High Point; Charles F. Tyson, Jr., New Bern; James F. Perry, Kill Devil Hills; Thomas H.
Heffner, Chapel Hill; Charles P. Scott, Greensboro; L. David Berryhill, Jr., Charlotte;
William D. Seawell, Jr., Greensboro; Robert A. York, Asheville; Larry A. Outlaw, NCREC
Education Director, Raleigh.
Subsequently, after reviewing the prototype examinations and considering the Committee's recommendations, the Commission established 75% as the required passing score for both the salesman and broker examinations.
The new examinations will be adin't-iistered in Ashev"lle, Qhar!ottc, Greenville, Raleigh, Qming~ton and Winston-Salem. The Commission is confident that the new examinations will be a highly effective tool for determining whether or not applicants for real estate licenses possess the requisite minimum competency.