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Course Title: NRSG 504 Assessment and Evaluation of Education

Credits: 3 (3 didactic)

Semester Offered: Summer – Alternate (odd) years

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing

Degree: Nursing EducationCertificate

 

Course Description: This course engages students in discussions related to design, assessment, and evaluation of instruction by nurses. Topics include writing instructional objectives and constructing assessment activities to assess proposed student learning outcomes. Students complete a project to gain skills in evaluating student learning related to a specific unit of study. 

 

Catalog Description: This course engages students in discussions related to design, assessment, and evaluation of instruction by nurses in academic or clinical settings. Students complete a project to gain skills in evaluating student learning.

 

Course Objectives:

  1. Formulate student learning outcomes for a specific unit of study.
  2. Develop a variety of assessment strategies to evaluate student performance toward the accomplishment of specific course outcomes.
  3. Use the evaluation process as a strategy to align assessment activities with instructional
  4. Adapt assessments to accommodate for diverse groups of learners.
  5. Design a detailed and comprehensive learning plan that is aligned with course objectives and course assessment activities. 

 

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course the student will be able to:

  1. Design an exam-based learner assessment using varied item formats with a focus on critical thinking.
  1. Develop a grading rubric.

 

Exemplars of Course Learning Outcomes:          

  1. Create mock exam with rubrics [Learning Outcome #1 and #2]

 

NLN Core Competencies for Certified Nurse Educator: 

  1. Facilitate Learning
  2. Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies
  3. Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes
  4. Function within an Educational Environment

 

MRJCON Nursing Education Program Learning Outcomes: 

  1. Employ evidence-based strategies to evaluate learner knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

 

Curricular Threads addressed in this course: [note all the apply]

Equity and Inclusion*

Diversity*

Cultural Sensitivity

Social Determinants of Health

Communication*

Ethics*

Clinical Judgment

Mental Health

 

Recommended Content:

  • Purpose of learner assessment
  • Assessment vs. measurement vs. evaluation
  • Formative vs. summative evaluation
  • Criterion-referenced vs. norm-referenced testing
  • High stakes vs. low stakes testing
  • Overview to measurement theory
  • Instrument validity and reliability
  • Formulating measurable student-centered learning objectives
  • Curricular alignment
  • Test blueprints and test development
  • Crafting multiple choice test items
  • Test security
  • Item analysis
  • Constructing short answer, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and essay items
  • Crafting grading rubrics
  • Next generation NCLEX
  • Criterion vs. norm-reference grading
  • Grading and grading scales
  • Contemporary issues related to learner assessment and grading
  • Concepts of program evaluation

                      

Approved by GAAC: 12/1/23

Approved by Faculty: 12/14/23