Thursday, October 24, 2024
California Supreme Court Approves Remote Bar Exams And Incentives To Pretest Multiple-Choice Questions
California Courts Newsroom, California Supreme Court Approves Incentives to Test Drive New Bar Exam Questions:
The California Supreme Court on Tuesday approved a State Bar of California proposal to provide bar applicants an incentive for a study being held on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 that will pretest experimental multiple-choice exam questions developed by Kaplan, Inc. [Administrative Order 2024-10-21-02, California Supreme Court (Oct. 22, 2024) (en banc)]. Participants in those studies may increase their chances of passing a future bar exam under certain conditions. ... The court denied a related scoring adjustment proposal for participation in special sessions scheduled in conjunction with the July 2025 California Bar exam. The court denied this part of the State Bar’s request without prejudice to its resubmission pending results of the November study and the submission of additional details concerning the State Bar’s plans for the July sessions.
The court also granted a petition to make the bar exam be mostly remote administered, beginning in February 2025 [Administrative Order 2024-10-21-01, California Supreme Court (Oct. 22, 2024) (en banc)].
- ABA Journal, California Supreme Court Approves State's Kaplan-Created Bar Exam
- JURIST News, California Supreme Court Approves State Bar Exam Modifications
- Law360, California Supreme Court Signs Off On Remote Bar Exam
- The Recorder, California Supreme Court Authorizes Move to Remote Bar Exam
- Reuters, California’s New Bar Exam Gets Court Approval to Move Ahead
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