Given at 225 words per minute, the 2-voice section of the RPR exam tends to be the most challenging for students - the last leg they pass (if the exam is taken more than once). The subject matter can be anything from a standard slip-and-fall, to more technical material. Test takers have 75 minutes to transcribe this section of the test.
Given at 180 words per minute, the literary section of the RPR exam has a wide range of subject matter - basically anything that isn't jury charge material. As with all RPR dictation, the syllable density is 1.4 syllables per word, on average, so the flow is very nice. Test takers have 75 minutes to transcribe this section of the test.
Given at 200 words per minute, the jury charge section of the RPR exam tends to be the most predictable for students, as it's full of familiar subject matter and generally contains many briefing opportunities (example - Ladies and gentlemen of the jury). Test takers have 75 minutes to transcribe this section of the test.
One of the larger portions of the WKT, you will be asked to select the correct meanings of similar words, correct spellings of words, grammar and punctuation.
This section deals with many of the legal or professional rules that court reporters face - how to deal with situations on the job and such - procedures and legal terminology
The bulk of this section deals with computer hardware and software - electronic transcript creation and being able to identify issues using troubleshooting methods.
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In order to provide candidates with a valid and reliable examination, NCRA has, at times, pretested items for the RPR, RMR, and RDR examinations. Pretesting makes certian that all items on an examination are items with good statistics. No new, untested items will appear on any examination. The RPR, RMR, and RDR examinations will all include items for pretesting. This means the examinations will have 115 items instead of 100. These items will not be scored, so the exams are still based off of 100 points. Candidates will never know which questions are pretest questions. The testing time has also been extended to 105 minutes instead of 90, to allow candidates sufficient time to finish the examination.
You do NOT need to be attending a court reporting school in order to take the RPR exam.
As an RPR, you will participate in NCRA's continuing education program. To renew your RPR you must maintain your NCRA membership and earn a minimum of 3.0 CEUs over a three-year period.