Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Sixth Edition

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

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

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 the author or coauthor of 35 books and many articles on evaluation, teaching in nursing, and studies of the nursing literature. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator. Dr. Oermann received the National League for Nursing (NLN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research, the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership in Nursing from the International Academy of Nursing Editors, and the NLN President’s Award. The NLN established an award in her honor, the Marilyn H. Oermann Award for Distinguished Research in Nursing Education, to recognize an individual or team who has generated an evidentiary base for the science of nursing education. 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.

Review :
3rd Place Winner of AJN Book of the Year Award 2020: NURSING EDUCATION/CONTINUING EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Chosen by Gloria Donnelly, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCPP