TY  - BOOK
AU  - McDonald,Mary
TI  - The nurse educator's guide to assessing learning outcomes
SN  - 9781284113365 [paperback]
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Burlington, Massachusetts : 
PB  - Jones & Bartlett, 
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - Multiple-choice examinations
KW  - Examinations
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - Education, Nursing
KW  - Educational Measurement
KW  - methods
KW  - Program Development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1 The role of assessment in instruction -- Chapter 2 The language of assessment -- Chapter 3 Developing instructional objectives -- Chapter 4 Implementing systematic test development -- Chapter 5 Selected-response format : developing multiple-choice items -- Chapter 6 Writing critical thinking multiple-choice items -- Chapter 7 Selected-response format : developing true-false and matching items -- Chapter 8 Constructed-response format : developing short-answer and essay items -- Chapter 9 Assembling, administering, and scoring a test -- Chapter 10 Establishing evidence of reliability and validity -- Chapter 11 Interpreting test results -- Chapter 12 Laboratory and clinical evaluation -- Chapter 13 Assigning grades -- Chapter 14 Instituting item banking and test development software -- Chapter 15 Preparing students for the licensure examination : the importance of NCLEX; Adult
N2  - "The Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes, Fourth Edition is a widely-used resource for both faculty and nursing education students that covers the assessment of critical thinking, the development of learning objectives, and the creation of tests, including detailed tips for writing many kinds of individual test items. The book also covers the analysis of test reliability. Examples of effective and ineffective test items are included throughout to help faculty and nurse educators deepen their understanding of how to create effective tests and assess student learning. Key Features: Interpreting test and item analysis data Using Bloom’s taxonomy to increase the cognitive level of items Establishing evidence of reliability and validity Determining the difficulty level of items Developing alternate item types Revising items to increase their cognitive level."--Provided by the publisher
ER  -