Grading – Comprehensive NPTE Course

Our new grading system allows instant grades and feedback on a program-wide basis, so you no longer have to wait for grading by our team using the older “sheet” style Gradebook. Instead, use the grading systems below, which is reviewed in the orientation video on this page.

Late work is generally NOT graded by NPTEFF staff. If your students miss a due date and later complete a quiz or exam, it will show as incomplete and will populate once the attempt has been made. If you choose to accept late work, you may input their grades directly into your own system or LMS. We are happy to make exceptions in the event of an emergency.

The first attempt at any exam or topical outline quiz is the most valid attempt. Post-lecture submission quizzes and reading module quizzes are one attempt only. Specifically in the case of the practice exams, encourage students not to open or submit them until they are ready to take them by the due date. Answers will be available immediately following their exam submission.

If our course is part of a grade in your program, please ensure you input grades into your own LMS as the course progresses, so students can see their grades reflected on your usual grading pages. This is especially important if you scale or score assignments differently than we do. Transcribing grades from our reports is usually fairly quick. We are happy to help in any way we can.

The NPTEFF exams provide a “scaled score,” and in your schedule, we have recommended “target” scores based on where students are in their preparation (e.g., we expect students will continue to improve as they study, so targets increase over time).

Secure Academic Exams

We have the option to provide two secure exams if you are able to proctor it on your side (either online or in-person is fine with us). Please ensure you check your schedule below, and contact NPTEFF to coordinate the release of this exam to your students at a specific date/time if you are proctoring. Proctoring is optional but encouraged. We can also open a final exam version in a window or non-proctored environment if you prefer. These exams are titled “PT Academic Examination Course” 1 or 2 and will show up on course pages as a new course when they are open for your proctored setting.

What to Grade

We offer multiple quizzes and exams as part of the NPTEFF course. First and most importantly, please emphasize to your students to watch the video lecture recordings. We provide post-lecture submissions for them and will report back to you on those throughout. Reading module quizzes are considered “open book” for your students and serve as graded checkpoints to ensure they understand the material. Additionally, we have two open exams available from Day 1 of course enrollment. These should be considered “learning tools” for students and are less secure than our secure academic exams in terms of scoring, target scores, and how you grade/scale items (ie., some students may score quite high if they use “helpers” on the non-secure exams). The secure exams are only released on the day(s) and time(s) you decide upon and is the most secure graded item in the NPTEFF course. In your schedule below, you will find all graded items and total points we are reporting. Feel free to scale or weigh items differently in your programs to fit your grading needs.

Course Length / Completion to NPTE

The course schedule is posted below and has been designed in collaboration with your faculty. Please remember that students have one year of access to the course from the date of enrollment. If they finish the course before their actual NPTE, students should continue studying with the video lectures, readings, quizzes, exam answers/rationales, etc. Students will be upgraded to our Full Live Course after their integrated course has concluded and they have the option to purchase additional tutoring if needed.

Note about Pre-NPTE

Below you will find the comprehensive NPTE prep course information. This is different from our Pre-NPTE database. While in Pre-NPTE your program and students have access to a level-appropriate “taste” of the NPTE with quick quizzes, extra quick videos, and worksheets, our comprehensive NPTE course is much more involved, and targets the NPTE specifically. Pre-NPTE is self-graded by your program and you can utilize that as part of a course during your didactic courses. Comprehensive integration, on the other hand, is most often used after most/all didactics have been completed, during ClinEd experiences.

If you’re trying to find Pre-NPTE, first ensure your program is utilizing it, and then head to the login instructions for access.