Case Study: Northern Arizona University’s Physician Assistant Program improves assessment insights and remediation with ExamSoft

Northern Arizona University — Physician Assistant Program strengthens remediation with ExamSoft and 50-try practice quizzes

Northern Arizona University's Physician Assistant Program sought a digital assessment platform to gain detailed performance analytics and reduce student attrition. They needed to track outcomes across multiple educational objectives and accreditation criteria. The program turned to ExamSoft for its item-tagging and reporting capabilities.

The solution involved implementing ExamSoft to tag exam items by categories like learning outcomes and organ systems. This allowed faculty to generate detailed performance reports for targeted student remediation. As a result, the program maintains a steady culture of assessment, streamlines faculty onboarding, and holds its attrition rate to approximately one student per year. ExamSoft's tools also enabled a secure pivot to hybrid remote and in-person testing during the pandemic.

Northern Arizona University — Physician Assistant Program