NURS-575 Evaluation Methods in Nursing Education
This essence of this course is the role of learner assessment and learning outcomes in nursing education. The content covers assessment and evaluation strategies utilized by nurse educators, including creating a test blueprint, effective test construction, multiple choice test items, constructed response format and essay, interpretation of results, laboratory and clinical evaluation methods, and critical thinking assessment. Essential constructs of validity and reliability are explored. The substance connects the instructional objective with the appropriate evaluation instruments to measure learning outcomes.