Exam Appeals

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OnVUE? (Online Exam Administration)

Examination Name

Certification Or Licensure?
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Certification | Licensure

Did you take the examination for certification or state licensure?

Administration Challenge?
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Examination Administration Challenges. An examinee may challenge a failing test result where the examinee believes that a test administration condition negatively affected his/her ability to complete or pass the examination (administration challenge). Such challenges are limited to examinee complaints regarding physical test site conditions, test computer equipment, test administration procedures, or the conduct of test center personnel or others present during the test administration.

Accommodation Challenge?
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Special Accommodation Challenge. An examinee may challenge an alleged failure to provide an approved special testing accommodation during the test administration (accommodation challenge). CCE will not accept an accommodation challenge concerning a testing accommodation that was not previously approved by CCE or the appropriate state regulatory board.

Content Challenge?
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Examination Content Challenge. An examinee may challenge one or more specific examination items and/or answers as inaccurate or incorrect, where the examinee believes that his/her failure to receive credit for such items and/or answers caused the examinee to fail the examination (content challenge).

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In order for the content appeal to be considered, the candidate must (1) provide the specific item number and/or a summary of the item in question and (2) complete primary or secondary references (citations alone are not sufficient to support the appeal). All content appeals must be reviewed by subject matter experts during secure committee meetings; therefore, content appeal decisions may take up to eight months.

Proctor Contacted?

Handbook Read?
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You must confirm that you have read the relevant examination handbook prior to submitting your appeal. If you have not read the handbook, you must do so in order for your examination challenge to be considered.

Pearson Case Report Number

A complete explanation of the basis of the challenge, including, but not limited to:  all information and materials concerning the challenge; and, any information that you, the examinee, believe will assist CCE in reviewing and resolving the challenge. For content challenges, you must include citations to professional references that support the challenge.

Exam Appeals

Examination Challenge Form

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