Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Fifth Edition - Softcover

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826194885 ISBN 13: 9780826194886

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2016

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Authors

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 teaching in nursing, evaluation, 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 Professor of Nursing by Courtesy at Duquesne University, and owner of and principal nursing education consultant for OWK Consulting, both in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has over 40 years of teaching and administrative experience in graduate and undergraduate nursing programs. She is co-author of 13 nursing education books and author or co-author of numerous articles on nursing education topics. Dr. Gaberson has received many teaching awards, and she presents and consults extensively on assessment and evaluation, clinical teaching, and research instrument development. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826194885
• ISBN 13: 9780826194886
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 416