RBT Exam Passing Score Explained (And Why There Is No Fixed Percentage)
The BACB uses scaled scoring and publishes no percentage pass mark for the RBT exam. Here is what that means and why "80% to pass" is wrong.
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Planned outline
- What "scaled scoring" actually means
- Why a fixed percentage cannot exist across exam forms
- Where the "80%" number came from, and what it is useful for
- What your score report tells you if you do not pass
- How to use practice-exam percentages sensibly