Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education: Third Edition (Springer Series on the Teaching of Nursing)

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Designated a Doody's Core Title and Essential Purchase! Without question, this book should be on every nurse educator's bookshelf, or at least available through the library or nursing program office. Certainly, all graduate students studying to be nurse educators should have a copy. --Nursing Education Perspectives This third edition is an invaluable resource for theoretical and practical application of evaluation and testing of clinical nursing students. Graduate students and veteran nurses preparing for their roles as nurse educators will want to add this book to their library." Score: 93, 4 stars --Doody's This 3rd edition. . . .has again given us philosophical, theoretical and social/ethical frameworks for understanding assessment and measurement, as well as fundamental knowledge to develop evaluation tools for individual students and academic programs." -Nancy F. Langston, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean and Professor Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing All teachers need to assess learning. But often, teachers are not well prepared to carry out the tasks related to evaluation and testing. This third edition of Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education serves as an authoritative resource for teachers in nursing education programs and health care agencies. Graduate students preparing for their roles as nurse educators will also want to add this book to their collection. As an inspiring, award-winning title, this book presents a comprehensive list of all the tools required to measure students' classroom and clinical performance. The newly revised edition sets forth expanded coverage on essential concepts of evaluation, measurement, and testing in nursing education; quality standards of effective measurement instruments; how to write all types of test items and establish clinical performance parameters and benchmarks; and how to evaluate critical thinking in written assignments and clinical performance. Special features: • The steps involved in test construction, with guidelines on how to develop test length, test difficulty, item formats, and scoring procedures • Guidelines for assembling and administering a test, including design rules and suggestions for reproducing the test • Strategies for writing multiple-choice and multiple-response items • How to develop test items that prepare students for licensure and certification examinations Like its popular predecessors, this text offers a seamless blending of theoretical and practical insight on evaluation and testing in nursing education, thus serving as an invaluable resource for both educators and students."

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Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Fifth Edition

( Considered the "gold standard" for evaluation and testi...)

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. The fifth edition is distinguished from other texts by its focus on developing a framework that integrates all types of evaluation in a nursing program. It addresses how to develop a test blueprint and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests. It provides rubrics for scoring tests and written assignments along with examples. Its guidelines for preventing cheating and conducting productive post-test discussions are especially helpful to educators. Additionally, the book explores important social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation. It meets National League for Nursing's Certification Competency #3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies. NEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION: • Expanded coverage of essential concepts in assessment, evaluation, and testing in classroom and clinical education • A new chapter on using simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluation • New information on evaluation in online courses, programs, and testing • Expanded content on clinical evaluation and program evaluation • Current research and new examples and tools • How to write test items that prepare students for licensure and certification exams • Expanded coverage on developing rubrics for assessing written assignments KEY FEATURES: • Describes how to develop a test blueprint and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests • Provides sample grading rubrics • Demonstrates strategies for evaluating higher levels of learning • Explains how to evaluate written assignments with sample scoring rubrics • Includes an Instructor Manual with sample syllabus, PowerPoint slides, and an online course with 17 modules, each with student learning activities, discussion questions, and online resources

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Evaluation and Testing In Nursing Education: Second Edition (Teaching of Nursing) by Marilyn H. Oermann PhD RN FAAN (2005-11-14)

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Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education: Fourth Edition (Springer Series on the Teaching of Nursing)

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Named a 2013 Doody's Essential Purchase! This book should be required reading for all educators! It is necessary for educators to keep pace with the changing dynamics of learners and this book provides insights into how to achieve this goal."--Doody's Medical Reviews Praise for the Third Edition: "Without question, this book should be on every nurse educator's bookshelf." --Nursing Education Perspectives The "gold standard" for evaluation and testing in nursing education, this revision helps educators measure and evaluate the level of learning that their students have achieved and presents fundamental concepts of what constitutes reliable tools and rubrics for measuring students' classroom and clinical performance. It describes how to develop a test blueprint and to assemble, administer, write, and score all types of tests and test questions, and analyze tests and test performance for both classroom and clinical evaluation. It includes guidelines for preventing cheating, and for conducting productive posttest discussions. The book offers strategies for evaluating higher cognitive levels of learning and for evaluating written assignments with sample scoring rubrics. The book explores important social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation. The text meets NLN Certification Competency #3: Use Assessment & Evaluation Strategies (15% of CNE Test BluePrint). New to the Fourth edition: • Expanded coverage of essential concepts in assessment, evaluation, and testing in nursing classroom and clinical education • A new chapter on online testing, with and without an online teaching platform such as BlackBoard, standardized online testing packages, establishing valid online-based testing, and related issues • Current research, references, and new examples • Stronger focus on evaluating higher level cognitive functions • Additional test preparation for NCLEX and other certification tests • Development of test items that prepare students for licensure and certification exams, including discussion of innovative items being piloted for possible use on the NCLEX • Expanded coverage on establishing rubrics for assessing written assignments • New information on using simulation for "High Stakes Testing" • Online teaching guide that includes PowerPoint slides, sample core syllabus, and learner activities

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Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Fifth Edition

( Considered the "gold standard" for evaluation and testi...)

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. The fifth edition is distinguished from other texts by its focus on developing a framework that integrates all types of evaluation in a nursing program. It addresses how to develop a test blueprint and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests. It provides rubrics for scoring tests and written assignments along with examples. Its guidelines for preventing cheating and conducting productive post-test discussions are especially helpful to educators. Additionally, the book explores important social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation. It meets National League for Nursing's Certification Competency #3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies. NEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION: • Expanded coverage of essential concepts in assessment, evaluation, and testing in classroom and clinical education • A new chapter on using simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluation • New information on evaluation in online courses, programs, and testing • Expanded content on clinical evaluation and program evaluation • Current research and new examples and tools • How to write test items that prepare students for licensure and certification exams • Expanded coverage on developing rubrics for assessing written assignments KEY FEATURES: • Describes how to develop a test blueprint and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests • Provides sample grading rubrics • Demonstrates strategies for evaluating higher levels of learning • Explains how to evaluate written assignments with sample scoring rubrics • Includes an Instructor’s Manual with sample syllabus, PowerPoint slides, and an online course with 17 modules, each with student learning activities, discussion questions, and online resources

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Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education: Fourth Edition (Springer Series on the Teaching of Nursing) by Marilyn H. Oermann PhD RN FAAN ANEF (2013-02-11)

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