Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education

by Marilyn H. Oermann PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Kathleen B. Gaberson PhD, RN, CNOR, CNE, ANEF, Jennie C. De Gagne PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Overview

Previous edition AJN 2020 Book of the Year!

With expert, comprehensive guidance on the assessment and evaluation of student learning in multiple settings, this award-winning text remains the gold standard in this sphere of nursing education. The seventh edition incorporates the latest changes in the field and presents a new chapter on developing test components that prepare students for the Next Generation NCLEX, including descriptions and illustrations of the novel item types.

The resource presents an expanded discussion on assessment of higher-level learning and clinical judgment, new content on assessment of competencies, examples of new item types in all chapters, updated information on online testing, more in-depth explanations of how to analyze and score NGN items with examples, and new content on evaluating students in online nursing programs. Also unique to this edition is practical advice on developing test blueprints and creating all types of test components including NCLEX-type items and the Next Generation NCLEX.

The text continues to present fundamental measurement and evaluation concepts to aid current and future nurse educators in designing, critiquing, and employing pertinent test and evaluation tools along with guidance for evaluating instructor and program effectiveness. It also examines key social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation, including prevention of cheating and designing academic policies for testing, grading, and progression.

New to the Seventh Edition:

• Discussion of competencies for assessment
• New chapter on developing test questions and other components preparing students for the Next Generation NCLEX
• In-depth explanations of how to analyze and score NGN items with examples and exhibits
• Examples of test items in each chapter
• Strategies for assessing higher-level learning and clinical judgment
• Updated content for online testing
• New content on evaluating students in online nursing programs

Key Features:

• Discusses assessment of competencies
• Presents strategies for evaluating higher-level cognitive skills and clinical judgment
• Describes how to develop test blueprints and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests
• Provides guidelines for writing all types of test items including Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)
• Includes explanations of how to analyze and score NGN items with examples and exhibits
• Details how to evaluate written assignments with sample scoring rubrics
• Includes extensive instructor resources including sample syllabus, course modules, learning activities, discussion questions, online resources, PowerPoints, and more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826139177
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/05/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	460
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is the author or coauthor of 35 books and many articles on evaluation, teaching in nursing, and studies of the nursing literature. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator. Dr. Oermann received the National League for Nursing (NLN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research, the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership in Nursing from the International Academy of Nursing Editors, and the NLN President’s Award. The NLN established an award in her honor, the Marilyn H. Oermann Award for Distinguished Research in Nursing Education, to recognize an individual or team who has generated an evidentiary base for the science of nursing education.

Kathleen B. Gaberson, PhD, RN, CNOR, CNE, ANEF, is the owner of and principal nursing education consultant for OWK Consulting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has over 35 years of teaching and administrative experience in graduate and undergraduate nursing programs. She is a coauthor of 13 nursing education books and an author or coauthor of numerous articles on nursing education and perioperative nursing topics. Dr. Gaberson presents and consults extensively on assessment and evaluation, clinical teaching, and academic integrity.

Jennie C. De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is a Professor of Nursing and Director of the Nursing Education Specialty at Duke University School of Nursing. With extensive experience in nursing education, she has provided consultation to nursing schools worldwide, including in South Korea, Ghana, India, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Lebanon, focusing on curriculum and faculty development. Dr. De Gagne is an expert in educational technology and online education, particularly in the effective use of instructional technology and cybercivility across the curriculum. She has authored or coauthored over 200 publications, including more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, and has presented at nearly 150 national and international conferences, establishing herself as a thought leader in the nursing education community.

Table of Contents

Preface

Instructor's Resources

PART I. CONCEPTS OF ASSESSMENT

Chapter 1: Assessment and the Educational Process

Chapter 2: Qualities of Effective Assessment Procedures: Validity, Reliability, and Usability

PART II. TESTING AND OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS

Chapter 3: Planning for Testing

Chapter 4: True–False and Matching

Chapter 5: Multiple-Choice and Multiple-Response

Chapter 6: Short-Answer (Fill-in-the-Blank) and Essay

Chapter 7: Assessment of Higher Level Learning and Clinical Judgment

Chapter 8: Test Construction and Preparation of Students for Next Generation NCLEX® and Certification Examinations

Chapter 9: Assessment of Written Assignments

PART III. TEST CONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS

Chapter 10: Assembling, Administering, and Scoring Tests

Chapter 11: Testing and Evaluation in Online Courses

Chapter 12: Test and Item Analysis: Interpreting Test Results

PART IV. CLINICAL EVALUATION

Chapter 13: Clinical Evaluation

Chapter 14: Clinical Evaluation Methods

Chapter 15: Simulation and Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Assessment

PART V. ISSUES RELATED TO TESTING AND EVALUATION IN NURSING EDUCATION

Chapter 16: Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues

Chapter 17: Grading

Chapter 18: Program Evaluation and Accreditation

APPENDICES

Appendix A Sample Action Verbs for Taxonomic Levels

Appendix B Quick Reference Guide for Writing Different Types of Test Items With Examples

Appendix C Examples of Stems for Test Items on Clinical Practice

Appendix D Testing Resources for Nurse Educators

Appendix E National League for Nursing Fair Testing Guidelines for Nursing Education

Index