Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Fifth Edition / Edition 5

by Marilyn H. Oermann PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Kathleen B. Gaberson PhD, RN, CNOR, CNE, ANEF

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826194886
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/16/2016
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

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 an author or coauthor of 34 books and many articles on evaluation, teaching in nursing, and writing for publication as a nurse educator. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator and past editor of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality, the Annual Review of Nursing Education, and Nurse Author & Editor. Dr. Oermann lectures widely on teaching and evaluation and on writing for publication in nursing.

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.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

PART I: CONCEPTS OF ASSESSMENT

1. Assessment and the Educational Process

2. Qualities of Effective Assessment Procedures

PART II: TESTING AND OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS

3. Planning for Testing

4. True–False and Matching

5. Multiple-Choice and Multiple-Response

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

7. Assessment of Higher Level Learning

8. Test Construction and Preparation of Students for Licensure and Certification Examinations

9. Assessment of Written Assignments

PART III: TEST CONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS

10. Assembling and Administering Tests

11. Testing and Evaluation in Online Courses and Programs

12. Scoring and Analyzing Tests

PART IV: CLINICAL EVALUATION

13. Clinical Evaluation

14. Clinical Evaluation Methods

15. Simulation for Assessment and High-Stakes Evaluation

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

16. Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues

17. Interpreting Test Scores

18. Grading

19. Program Evaluation

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Clinical Evaluation Tools

Appendix B: Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education

Appendix C: National League for Nursing Fair Testing Guidelines for Nursing Education

Appendix D: Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement

Appendix E: Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students

Index