Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Sixth Edition / Edition 6

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

Overview

The only text to comprehensively address the assessment of student learning in a wide variety of settings.

Long considered the gold standard for evaluation and testing in nursing education, the sixth edition of this classic text provides expert, comprehensive guidance in the assessment of student learning in a wide variety of settings, as well as the evaluation of instructor and program effectiveness. It presents fundamental measurement and evaluation concepts that will aid nurse educators in the design, critique, and use of appropriate tests and evaluation tools. Important social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation also are explored, including the prevention of cheating and academic policies for testing, grading, and progression.

Written by experts in the field of nursing education, Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education features practical advice on the development of test blueprints; creation of all types of test items, including next-generation NCLEX-style items; the assembly, administration, and scoring of tests; test/item analyses and interpretation; evaluation of higher levels of learning; assessment of written assignments; and suggestions for creating tests in online courses and programs. An entire section is devoted to clinical evaluation processes and methods, including the use of simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluation, clinical evaluation in distance settings, and the use of technology for remote evaluation of clinical performance. The text meets the National League for Nursing Certified Nurse Educator Competency #3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies.

NEW TO THE SIXTH EDITION:

• Expanded coverage of test item analysis and interpretation
• Expanded coverage of clinical evaluation processes and methods
• Guidance on how to work with part-time clinical educators and preceptors to ensure that evaluation processes are followed consistently
• Expanded content on the construction and administration of online tests
• Tips for adapting test bank items and other item-writing resources
• Guidelines for the design of academic policies for academic integrity, testing, grading, and progression

KEY FEATURES:

• Describes how to develop test blueprints and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests
• Provides guidelines for the selection of standardized tests for a nursing curriculum
• Details how to evaluate written assignments with sample scoring rubrics
• Includes a robust ancillary package: Instructor’s Manual (with sample syllabus, course modules, learning activities, discussion questions, assessment strategies, and online resources) and chapter PowerPoint slides Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826135742
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/16/2019
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.80(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

Preface

Instructor’s Resources

PART I. Concepts of Assessment

1. Assessment and the Educational Process

2. Qualities of Effective Assessment Procedures: Validity, Reliability, and Usability

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 NCLEX® and Certification Examinations

9. Assessment of Written Assignments

PART III. Test Construction and Analysis

10. Assembling, Administering, and Scoring Tests

11. Testing and Evaluation in Online Courses and Programs

12. Test and Item Analysis: Interpreting Test Results

vi PART IV. Clinical Evaluation

13. Clinical Evaluation Process

14. Clinical Evaluation Methods

15. Simulation and Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Assessment

PART V. Issues Related to Testing and Evaluation in Nursing Education

16. Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues

17. Grading

18. Program Evaluation and Accreditation

Appendices

Appendix A Quick Reference Guide for Writing Different Types of Test Items With Examples

Appendix B Testing Resources for Nurse Educators

Appendix C Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education

Appendix D National League for Nursing Fair Testing Guidelines for Nursing Education

Appendix E Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students

Index