During the `Interim Assessment', candidate drivers are tested on what they have learned during the course of instruction while at the same time being prepared for their `real' driving test. This is done at the request of the driving instructor. The `Interim Assessment' was introduced and evaluated on a trial basis in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The purposes of the evaluation were: (1) to assess the `Interim Assessment' impact on pass rates; and (2) to examine the expectations, motivation and experiences of candidate drivers, instructors and examiners who had or had not decided to take part in the `Interim Assessment'. The study also examined the extent of selective participation in the `Interim Assessment' among candidate drivers and driving schools. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that the `Interim Assessment' should be introduced throughout the rest of The Netherlands on a trial basis. However, its effects should continue to be registered due to the fact that only a limited number of candidate drivers took part in the trial scheme. Therefore, the conclusions of the study have limited applicability.
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