What Goes Into a Decision? How Nursing Faculty Decide Which Best Practices to Use for Classroom Testing

Abstract

Results support that understanding faculty beliefs around classroom testing is important in promoting the use of best practices.

Designing theoretical assessments at nursing higher education institutions: A scoping review

“…One of the responsibilities of nurse educators in HEIs is to design assessments (Elahi et al 2016;Killingsworth, Kimble, and Sudia 2015). Besides teaching in class, assessment is also a means by which students learn (Wiliam 2013).…”

“…A plethora of findings points to the responsibility of the nurse educator in higher education to design assessments (Bearman et al 2016;Chinembiri 2017;Killingsworth et al 2015;Nayer et al 2018). Abdalla (2013) refers to assessment as a major part of the curriculum and, as such, it is an important component of learning and teaching.…”

A comprehensive educational approach to improving NCLEX‐RN pass rates

“…The online coaching programs with supplemental learning exercises supply an increased complexity throughout the nursing curriculum that culminates in a comprehensive examination to predict performance with NCLEX-RN examination on the student's first attempt. 11 The now popular end-ofprogram online nursing coaching systems require frequent interactions between the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) prepared nurse coach and the student culminating in the comprehensive predictor examination to gauge students' success with the national board examination for licensure and program completion. To effectively teach our millennial population of students, faculty must be willing to adapt their teaching strategies with program supports to engage and facilitate student learning toward NCLEX-RN success.…”

“…Increased utilization of this approach has caught on in nursing programs throughout the country. The online coaching programs with supplemental learning exercises supply an increased complexity throughout the nursing curriculum that culminates in a comprehensive examination to predict performance with NCLEX‐RN examination on the student’s first attempt . The now popular end‐of‐program online nursing coaching systems require frequent interactions between the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) prepared nurse coach and the student culminating in the comprehensive predictor examination to gauge students’ success with the national board examination for licensure and program completion.…”

Testing Off the Clock: Allowing Extended Time for All Students on Tests

“…he use of testing is widespread in nursing education to measure student achievement (Birkhead, Kelman, Zittel, & Jatulis, 2018;Killingsworth, Kimble, & Sudia, 2015;Oermann, Saewert, Charasika, & Yarbrough, 2009). However, little is known about how much time should be allotted for nursing tests.…”