NextGen Research Brief: Field Test
In October 2024, NCBE published this research brief on NextGen bar exam performance data, the second of several to be released in the lead up to the new exam’s first administration in July 2026. This brief covers the field testing phase and is reproduced here for the benefit of Bar Examiner readers. (Visit this link for the first research brief on the pilot testing phase.)
Introduction
In early 2021, following a three-year study focused on the current bar examination and the evolving landscapes of both the legal profession and legal education, the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) ...
The Testing Column: Understanding the July 2024 MBE Mean Increase
By Joanne Kane, PhD
In May 2017, I found myself nervously taking the podium in sunny San Diego at NCBE’s ...
NextGen Research Brief: Field Test
In October 2024, NCBE published this research brief on NextGen bar exam performance data, the second of several to be released in the lead up to the new exam’s first administration in July 2026. This brief covers the field testing phase and is reproduced here for the benefit of Bar Examiner readers. (Visit this link for the first research brief on the pilot testing phase.)
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Winter 2024-2025 (Vol. 93, No. 4)
In this Issue
- Letter from the Chair
- President’s Page
- Facts & Figures
- NextGen Research Brief: Field Test
- Seven Questions — A Conversation with National Council of State Boards of Nursing CEO Philip Dickison, PhD, RN
- Quarterly Update: The NextGen Bar Exam: Enhancing Validity with User Experience
- Legal Education of NextGen Prototype Exam Participants
- The Testing Column: Understanding the July 2024 MBE Mean Increase
- FAQs About Bar Admissions: Answering Questions About: Family Law and the NextGen Bar Exam
- New to Bar Admissions? Introducing NCBE Services: NCBE’s Online Character Report Application
- News & Events
- In the Courts
