Evaluation and testing in nursing education / Marilyn H. Oermann, Kathleen B. Gaberson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Assessment and the educational process -- Qualities of effective assessment procedures -- Planning for testing -- True-false and matching -- Multiple-choice and multiple-response -- Short-answer (fill-in-the-blank) and essay -- Assessment of higher level learning -- Test construction and preparation of students for licensure and certification examinations -- Assessment of written assignments -- Assembling and administering tests -- Testing and evaluation in online courses and programs -- Scoring and analyzing tests -- Clinical evaluation -- Clinical evaluation methods -- Simulation for assessment and high stakes evaluation -- Social, ethical, and legal issues -- Interpreting test scores -- Grading -- Program evaluation.

Considered the "gold standard" for evaluation and testing in nursing education, this fifth edition of the classic text helps educators to assess the level of learning achieved in the classroom, in clinical settings, and online with expanded coverage of essential concepts in assessment, evaluation, and testing in a wider variety of learning environments. It presents new content on evaluation in online programs and testing and features a new chapter on using simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluations. Also included is updated information on clinical evaluation and program evaluation along with current research featuring new examples and tools. The fifth edition expands content on standardized tests, including how to write test items for licensure and certification exam prep, and provides new information on developing rubrics for assessing written assignments. -- Provided by publisher

Online resource; title from electronic title page (R2 Digital Library, viewed January 22, 2018).

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