Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education 6th Edition

Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education 6th Edition | ISBN-13 9780826135742

Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education 6th Edition | ISBN-13 9780826135742

Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education 6th Edition | ISBN-13 9780826135742

Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Sixth Edition 6th Edition By Marilyn H. Oermann, Kathleen Gaberson

All teachers at some time or another need to assess learning. The teacher may write test items; prepare tests and analyze their results; develop rating scales and clinical evaluation methods; and plan other strategies for assessing learning in the classroom, clinical practice, online courses, simulation, and other settings. Often teachers are not prepared to carry out these tasks as part of their instructional role. This sixth edition of Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education is a resource for teachers in nursing education programs and healthcare agencies; a textbook for graduate students preparing for their role as a nurse educator; a guide for nurses in clinical practice who teach others and are responsible for evaluating their learning and performance; and a resource for other healthcare professionals involved in assessment, measurement, testing, and evaluation. Although the examples of test items and other types of assessment methods provided in this book are nursing oriented, they are easily adapted to assessment in other health fields.

The purposes of this book are to describe concepts of assessment, testing, and evaluation in nursing education and prepare teachers for carrying these out as part of their roles. The book presents qualities of effective assessment procedures (reliability, validity, and usability); how to plan for testing, assemble and administer tests, and score tests; how to write all types of test items and develop assessment methods; strategies for assessing higher level learning; and testing and evaluation in online courses and programs. The book describes the evaluation of written assignments in nursing, the development of rubrics, clinical evaluation, methods for evaluating clinical performance, and using simulation and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) for evaluation. A new chapter prepares educators to analyze the performance of the test as a whole and of individual test items and to interpret test scores; this chapter includes many examples and exhibits to help readers understand these analyses and make informed decisions about their tests. This edition also examines the social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation in nursing; grading; and program evaluation (with a new section on accreditation of nursing education programs). The Appendices provide a quick reference guide for writing different types of test items (with examples) and other testing resources. The content is useful for teachers in any setting who are involved in evaluating others, whether they are students, nurses, or other types of healthcare personnel.