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Praise for the second edition: ""Both novices and experts will find this book an invaluable compendium of useful strategies"" -Suzanne P. Smith, EdD, RN, FAAN, Editor in Chief, The Journal of Nursing Administration The third edition of "Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education" presents fundamental concepts of what constitutes reliable tools to use in measuring students' classroom and clinical performance. This award-winning book describes concepts of evaluation, measurement, and testing in nursing education; qualities of effective measurement instruments; how to write all types of test items and establish clinical performance parameters and benchmarks; and how to evaluate critical thinking in written assignments and clinical performance.

Preface	p. ix
Basic Concepts	p. 1
Assessment and the Educational Process	p. 3
Qualities of Effective Assessment Procedures	p. 29
Classroom Testing	p. 55
Planning for Classroom Testing	p. 57
Selected-Response Test Items: True-False and Matching	p. 83
Selected-Response Test Items: Multiple-Choice and Multiple-Response	p. 95
Constructed-Response Test Items: Short Answer (Fill-in-the-Blank) and Essay	p. 117
Assessment of Higher Level Learning: Context-Dependent Item Sets and Other Assessment Methods	p. 139
Test Construction and Preparation of Students for Licensure and Certification Examinations	p. 167
Elements of Test Construction, Administration, and Analysis	p. 187
Assembling and Administering Tests	p. 189
Scoring and Analyzing Tests	p. 209
Written Assignments and Clinical Evaluation	p. 227
Assessment of Written Assignments	p. 229
Clinical Evaluation	p. 245
Clinical Evaluation Methods	p. 263
Issues Related to Testing, Grading, and Other Evaluation Concepts	p. 325
Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues	p. 327
Interpreting Test Scores	p. 343
Grading	p. 359
Program Assessment	p. 387
Appendices	p. 407
Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education	p. 409
Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement	p. 417
Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students	p. 427
Index	p. 429
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Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education

Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education

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