manual scoring

date
2026-10-06
purpose
Diagnostic learning points only; no official CAT/scale/pass inference
rules
MC4
1correct,0incorrect;onechoice required
SATA
Deduplicated selections:+1keyed/-1unkeyed, floor0,maxnumbercorrect
SelectN
ExactlyNresponsesrequired; otherwiseinvalid0forpaper. With validcount,1percorrectselection0perincorrect,maxN;no negative
Highlight
Original bounded tokenIDs only; +1correct/-1incorrect,floor0. This is editorial application of unspecified-selection rule, not separately official named model
MatrixMC
One column perrow;1correct0incorrect/invalidrow. Sum rows
MatrixMR
Each row is explicit separate group. Deduplicatecells;+1correct/-1incorrect,floor0 for eachrow;sumrowpoints
ClozeRationale
One correctactionandcorrectreasonneededtogether for1point; no isolated-half credit
Cloze
0/1 perblank; independent two blanks, max2
BowTie
Oneconditionandexactlytwoactions/twomonitors;sidepairsunordered; eachcorrecttarget1point. Invalidcount0onlyaffectedside/condition; duplicatesnotdoublecredit
Numeric
Exact numeric response to statedunits/rounding; equivalentwrittenwhole-numberrepresentationaccepted; requesteddecimalplace mustbeprovided for6.3/2.8
Order
1forcompleteorder,0otherwise;editorial full-orderconvention, notofficialuniversalrule
official basis
  1. CurrentNCSBNscoring2026FAQ and NCLEXFAQ317–327
items
  1. id
    Q01
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  2. id
    Q02
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  3. id
    Q03
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  4. id
    Q04
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  5. id
    Q05
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SelectN
    key
    A,C,D
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    Exactly 3 distinct responses required for this paper encoding; otherwise invalid and 0. With valid count, 1 per correct selected response and 0 per incorrect, maximum 3.
  6. id
    Q06
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  7. id
    Q07
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  8. id
    Q08
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Order
    key
    B,D,A,C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1 for complete B,D,A,C;0otherwise. Editorial full-order convention, not universal official NGN rule.
  9. id
    Q09
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  10. id
    Q10
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  11. id
    Q11
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  12. id
    Q12
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  13. id
    Q13
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Highlight
    key
    B,D,F
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    +1correct/-1incorrectselected,floor0,max3; explicit editorial application to bounded highlight tokens.
  14. id
    Q14
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SATA
    key
    A,C,D,F
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum4
  15. id
    Q15
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Numeric
    key
    590
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1for590mL;0otherwise
  16. id
    Q16
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  17. id
    Q17
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  18. id
    Q18
    role
    operational_case
    format
    Highlight
    key
    A,B,C,E,F
    maximum
    5
    manual rule
    +1correct/-1incorrectselected,floor0,max5; bounded-highlight manual adaptation.
  19. id
    Q19
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    A=P; B=P; C=I; D=B
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  20. id
    Q20
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  21. id
    Q21
    role
    operational_case
    format
    SelectN
    key
    A,C,D
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    Exactly 3 distinct responses required for this paper encoding; otherwise invalid and 0. With valid count, 1 per correct selected response and 0 per incorrect, maximum 3.
  22. id
    Q22
    role
    operational_case
    format
    ClozeRationale
    key
    B,D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1onlyifbothlinkedresponsesarecorrect;0otherwise. Extra unusedtokens; no credit for one correct half.
  23. id
    Q23
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MatrixMR
    key
    1=A; 2=B; 3=A,B
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    +1correct/-1incorrectselectedcell,floor0perROW,max4.
  24. id
    Q24
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  25. id
    Q25
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  26. id
    Q26
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  27. id
    Q27
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SATA
    key
    B,D,E
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum3
  28. id
    Q28
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  29. id
    Q29
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  30. id
    Q30
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  31. id
    Q31
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  32. id
    Q32
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SATA
    key
    A,C,F
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum3
  33. id
    Q33
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  34. id
    Q34
    role
    operational_content
    format
    BowTie
    key
    Condition=B; Actions=E,G; Monitoring=J,L
    maximum
    5
    manual rule
    Five 0/1 target points: one condition, exactly two distinct actions and exactly two distinct monitors. Side pairs unordered. An invalid count earns 0 on that affected side or condition; other valid parts remain scored. No duplicate credit.
  35. id
    Q35
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    SATA
    key
    C,E,F
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum3
  36. id
    Q36
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  37. id
    Q37
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    A=P; B=C; C=P; D=C
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  38. id
    Q38
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  39. id
    Q39
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  40. id
    Q40
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    Numeric
    key
    6.3
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1for6.3mL;0otherwise;6.25unroundeddoesnotmeetrequestedprecision
  41. id
    Q41
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  42. id
    Q42
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Numeric
    key
    100
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1for100mL/hour;0otherwise
  43. id
    Q43
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    A=R; B=M; C=R; D=M
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  44. id
    Q44
    role
    operational_case
    format
    SATA
    key
    A,B,C,F
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum4
  45. id
    Q45
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    1=A; 2=P; 3=U; 4=P
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  46. id
    Q46
    role
    operational_case
    format
    ClozeRationale
    key
    A,D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    Both the linked first response A and the matching second response D must be correct for 1 rationale learning point; no credit for a correct half alone.
  47. id
    Q47
    role
    operational_case
    format
    SelectN
    key
    A,B,D
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    Exactly 3 distinct responses required for this paper encoding; otherwise invalid and 0. With valid count, 1 per correct selected response and 0 per incorrect, maximum 3.
  48. id
    Q48
    role
    operational_case
    format
    ClozeRationale
    key
    A,D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1onlyifbothlinkedresponsesarecorrect;0otherwise. Extra unusedtokens; no credit for one correct half.
  49. id
    Q49
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MatrixMR
    key
    1=A; 2=A,B; 3=B
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    +1correct/-1incorrectselectedcell,floor0perROW,max4.
  50. id
    Q50
    role
    operational_content
    format
    ClozeRationale
    key
    A,D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    Both the linked first response A and the matching second response D must be correct for 1 rationale learning point; no credit for a correct half alone.
  51. id
    Q51
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    A=C; B=D; C=C; D=D
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  52. id
    Q52
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  53. id
    Q53
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  54. id
    Q54
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  55. id
    Q55
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  56. id
    Q56
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  57. id
    Q57
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Cloze
    key
    1=A; 2=D
    maximum
    2
    manual rule
    0/1pereachblank;maximum2
  58. id
    Q58
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Numeric
    key
    2.8
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1for2.8mL/dose;0otherwise
  59. id
    Q59
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Highlight
    key
    B,D,F
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    +1correct/-1incorrectselected,floor0,max3;boundedhighlightmanualadaptation.
  60. id
    Q60
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  61. id
    Q61
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  62. id
    Q62
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  63. id
    Q63
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SelectN
    key
    A,B,D
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    Exactly 3 distinct responses required for this paper encoding; otherwise invalid and 0. With valid count, 1 per correct selected response and 0 per incorrect, maximum 3.
  64. id
    Q64
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    A=P; B=R; C=P; D=R
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  65. id
    Q65
    role
    operational_content
    format
    BowTie
    key
    Condition=A; Actions=E,H; Monitoring=J,M
    maximum
    5
    manual rule
    Five 0/1 target points: one condition, exactly two distinct actions and exactly two distinct monitors. Side pairs unordered. An invalid count earns 0 on that affected side or condition; other valid parts remain scored. No duplicate credit.
  66. id
    Q66
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  67. id
    Q67
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SATA
    key
    A,B,D
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum3
  68. id
    Q68
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  69. id
    Q69
    role
    operational_case
    format
    Highlight
    key
    A,B,C,D,F
    maximum
    5
    manual rule
    +1correct/-1incorrectselected,floor0,max5;boundedhighlightmanualadaptation.
  70. id
    Q70
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    A=D; B=I; C=D; D=I
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  71. id
    Q71
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MC4
    key
    A
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  72. id
    Q72
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MatrixMC
    key
    1=A; 2=A; 3=A; 4=N
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    0/1perrow,chooseonecolumn;maximum4
  73. id
    Q73
    role
    operational_case
    format
    ClozeRationale
    key
    B,E
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1onlyifbothlinkedresponsesarecorrect;0otherwise. Extra unusedtokens; no credit for one correct half.
  74. id
    Q74
    role
    operational_case
    format
    MatrixMR
    key
    1=A,C; 2=B; 3=A,B
    maximum
    5
    manual rule
    +1percorrect/-1perincorrect selected cell, floor0 separately for EACH ROW grouping; maximum5; this grouping-MR encoding is an editorial paper adaptation of current grouping-row scoring.
  75. id
    Q75
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SATA
    key
    A,C,D
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum3
  76. id
    Q76
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Order
    key
    C,A,D,B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1forcompleteC,A,D,B;0otherwise;editorialfull-orderconvention
  77. id
    Q77
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  78. id
    Q78
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SelectN
    key
    A,C,D
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    Exactly 3 distinct responses required for this paper encoding; otherwise invalid and 0. With valid count, 1 per correct selected response and 0 per incorrect, maximum 3.
  79. id
    Q79
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    Order
    key
    D,B,A,C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    1forcompleteD,B,A,C;0otherwise;editorialpacket-orderconvention
  80. id
    Q80
    role
    operational_content
    format
    SelectN
    key
    A,B,C
    maximum
    3
    manual rule
    Exactly 3 distinct responses required for this paper encoding; otherwise invalid and 0. With valid count, 1 per correct selected response and 0 per incorrect, maximum 3.
  81. id
    Q81
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    SATA
    key
    A,B,C,F
    maximum
    4
    manual rule
    +1 per correct selected response, -1 per incorrect selected response, floor0; maximum4
  82. id
    Q82
    role
    operational_content
    format
    Cloze
    key
    1=A; 2=D
    maximum
    2
    manual rule
    0/1pereachblank;maximum2
  83. id
    Q83
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    ClozeRationale
    key
    A,D
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    Both the linked first response A and the matching second response D must be correct for 1 rationale learning point; no credit for a correct half alone.
  84. id
    Q84
    role
    operational_content
    format
    MC4
    key
    B
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
  85. id
    Q85
    role
    original_supplemental
    format
    MC4
    key
    C
    maximum
    1
    manual rule
    One point for the keyed choice
total max learning points
172
operational max
149
supplemental max
23
summary
Report operational/supplemental separately. Do not call an arbitrary raw percent a pass threshold.