Mosby's Online AssessTest - Boxed Version

Saxton RN BSEd MA MPS EdD, Dolores F.; Pelikan RN AAS BS MA, Phyllis K.; Green RN AA BA MA, Judith S.

ISBN 10: 032301948X ISBN 13: 9780323019484

Publisher: Mosby, 2003

Mosby's AssessTest, an annual print publication for over 20 years, is known for its comprehensive feedback and its reliability as a predictor of success on the NCLEX-RN examination. This online version provides students and faculty with the same comprehensive feedback as the print version, but with immediate test results and a format more closely resembling the NCLEX-CAT examination experience.

Includes brand-new questions for 2004.
Gives instant feedback on individual test performance, eliminating the waiting period between taking the test and receiving results.
Allows student to register and take the test online at a date and time chosen by the student.
Serves 265 test questions in a scrambled format that allows for a private and unique test experience for each student in a group setting.
Provides a table comparing institutional scores to performances in previous years to enable faculty to evaluate consistency of student performance and curriculum.
Features only nationally field-tested questions to ensure validity and quality.
Provides a computerized test experience similar to the real NCLEX-RN examination.
Predicts students' probability of passing the NCLEX-RN examination based on their test performance
Compares individual and group scores to a national norm group so students and faculty can determine how performance ranks among peers.
Provides a PDF file containing test questions, correct answers, question classifications, and rationales for correct and incorrect answer options so students may continue to use the AssessTest as a study tool.
Upon completion of the computerized exam, students receive an immediate personal report of their individual strengths and weaknesses to help them plan study time more effectively.

The personal reports include:

A breakdown of how the student answered each question.
An evaluation of their performance in the areas of client needs, nursing process, critical thinking, and clinical area.
A comparison of their performance against that of a national norm group.
A prediction of their success on the NCLEX-RN examination.

An institutional profile is available to groups of 10 or more only, and is sent via email within 48 hours of being requested. (Note: the institutional profile is not available with the Bookstore package - ISBN: 0-323-01948-X)

The institutional profile includes:

An overview of group performance.
An analysis of performance by clinical area to assist in curriculum evaluation. A comparison to a national norm group in each of the categories.
An item analysis with the percentage of students choosing the correct answer.
A roster with each student's overall score, percent correct, and percent ranking relative to the norm group.
A table that compares an institution's test scores to results from the previous two years is available in a separate file.

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