Assembling, Administering, and Scoring Tests
10 ASSEMBLING, ADMINISTERING, AND SCORING TESTS In addition to the preparation of a test blueprint and the skillful construction of test items that correspond to it, the final appearance of…
Short-Answer (Fill-in-the-Blank) and Essay
6 SHORT-ANSWER (FILL-IN-THE-BLANK) AND ESSAY Short-answer and essay questions are examples of constructed-response items. With these items, the test-taker supplies an answer rather than selecting from options already provided. Because…
Assessment and the Educational Process
1 ASSESSMENT AND THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS In all areas of nursing education and practice, assessment is important to obtain information about student learning, evaluate competencies and clinical performance, and arrive…
Planning for Testing
3 PLANNING FOR TESTING It was Wednesday, and Paul Johnson was caught by surprise when he looked at his office calendar and realized that a test for the course he…
Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues
16 SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES Over the past decade, educational testing and assessment have grown in use and importance for students in general, and nursing students in particular. One…
Simulation and Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Assessment
15 SIMULATION AND OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION FOR ASSESSMENT Simulation is used widely for instruction in nursing. In a simulation, students can gain knowledge about patient care, develop competencies in…
Clinical Evaluation Process
13 CLINICAL EVALUATION PROCESS Nursing as a practice discipline requires development of higher level cognitive skills, values, and psychomotor and technical skills for care of patients across settings. Acquisition of…
Assessment of Written Assignments
9 ASSESSMENT OF WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS In most nursing courses, students complete some type of written assignment. With these assignments, students can develop their critical thinking skills, gain experience with different…
Test Construction and Preparation of Students for NCLEX® and Certification Examinations
8 TEST CONSTRUCTION AND PREPARATION OF STUDENTS FOR NCLEX® AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS One of the outcomes of prelicensure nursing programs is for graduates to pass an examination that measures their…
True–False and Matching
4 TRUE–FALSE AND MATCHING There are different ways of classifying types of test items. One way is based on how they are scored—objectively or subjectively. An example of an objectively…
