Writing exceptional (specific, student and criterion-focused) rubrics for nursing studies

Stanley, David; Coman, Sharon; Murdoch, Deborah; Stanley, Karen

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102851

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“…Also, practical revisions were made based on discussions and assessments of experts to make it more comprehensible. According to the available literature, a developed rubric must have good validity [ 2 , 4 , 30 ], and the current CR rubric indicated appropriate face validity and applicability from the view of different content and lay experts. Given that the selected experts, including experts in nursing education, instructors of NP, clinical instructors, and students, were critical stakeholders in utilizing the CR rubric, their confirmation of face validity indicated the validity of this educational tool in terms of factors such as the relationship of dimensions and the scaling, ease of answering and evaluating, clarity of descriptions, and the judgmental items [ 31 ].…”

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Development and psychometric testing of a clinical reasoning rubric based on the nursing process

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Background To facilitate the development of clinical reasoning skills in nursing students, educators must possess the ability to teach and evaluate them. This study aimed to describe the development and validation process of an analytic rubric of clinical reasoning skills based on the nursing process in undergraduate nursing students. Methods A seven-step method was used for rubric development. The initial validation process of the rubric of clinical reasoning was performed with the participation of key stakeholders to assess its face and content validity as well as applicability in the classroom and bedside. An initial pilot test was performed based on scenario-based examinations in the nursing process training course so that convergent validity was used to show how closely the new scale is related to the previous measure for evaluating students’ tasks. Internal consistency and inter-rater correlation coefficient measurement for reliability were assessed. Results The rubric to assess clinical reasoning skills was developed into eight categories according to the five stages of the nursing process. Content and face validity of the rubric were done qualitatively and resulted in a clear, simple rubric relevant to clinical reasoning skills assessment. The convergent validity was confirmed by the conventional method. The reliability was approved by a high inter-rater correlation coefficient based on the assessment by two random independent raters. Conclusion The clinical reasoning meta-rubric developed in this study meets the purpose of the study. This analytical rubric can be applied to guide teaching and learning as well as evaluate clinical reasoning based on the findings. Testing the applicability confirmed its validity and reliability for assessing clinical reasoning skills in nursing process education during the undergraduate nursing program.

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Development and psychometric testing of a clinical reasoning rubric based on the nursing process

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“…Although points are available for mechanical features (grammar and formatting), the advised approach in nursing is to minimize those points to 10% to 20% of the total score. 1 The primary responsibility of the learner is instead to demonstrate mastery of subject matter. As a result, student investment in features that promote professional communication suffers.…”

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“…Grading rubrics distribute points for student papers based on features such as critical thinking, topicality, evidence, and mechanics. Although points are available for mechanical features (grammar and formatting), the advised approach in nursing is to minimize those points to 10% to 20% of the total score 1. The primary responsibility of the learner is instead to demonstrate mastery of subject matter.…”

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Minimum Standards to Support Writing Skills

Abbott

2023

Nurse Educ

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“…They demonstrated that using a rubric scoring scale is appropriate for assessing the practical competence of students since it may translate qualitative criteria into quantitative forms on a grading scale. Most rubric development and implementation research focus on subjective assessments only (Grainger, 2021;Minnich et al, 2018;Schuller et al, 2019;Stanley et al, 2020).…”

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Objective Assessment in Java Programming Language Using Rubrics

Priyanka¹,

Mehrotra²

2022

JITE:IIP

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Aim/Purpose: This paper focuses on designing and implementing the rubric for objective JAVA programming assessments. An unsupervised learning approach was used to group learners based on their performance in the results obtained from the rubric, reflecting their learning ability. Background: Students' learning outcomes have been evaluated subjectively using a rubric for years. Subjective assessments are simple to construct yet inconsistent and biased to evaluate. Objective assessments are stable, reliable, and easy to conduct. However, they usually lack rubrics. Methodology: In this study, a Top-Down assessment approach is followed, i.e., a rubric focused on the learning outcome of the subject is designed, and the proficiency of learners is judged by their performance in conducting the task given. A JAVA rubric is proposed based on the learning outcomes like syntactical, logical, conceptual, and advanced JAVA skills. A JAVA objective quiz (with multiple correct options) is prepared based on the rubric criteria, comprising five questions per criterion. The examination was conducted for 209 students (100 from the MCA course and 109 from B.Tech. course). The suggested rubric was used to compute the results. K-means clustering was applied to the results to classify the students according to their learning preferences and abilities. Contribution: This work contributes to the field of rubric designing by creating an objective programming assessment and analyzing the learners’ performance using machine learning techniques. It also facilitates a reliable feedback approach offering various possibilities in student learning analytics. Findings: The designed rubric, partial scoring, and cluster analysis of the results help us to provide individual feedback and also, group the students based on their learning skills. Like on average, learners are good at remembering the syntax and concepts, mediocre in logical and critical thinking, and need more practice in code optimization and designing applications. Recommendations for Practitioners: The practical implications of this work include rubric designing for objective assessments and building an informative feedback process. Faculty can use this approach as an alternative assessment measure. They are the strong pillars of e-assessments and virtual learning platforms. Recommendation for Researchers: This research presents a novel approach to rubric-based objective assessments. Thus, it provides a fresh perspective to the researchers promising enough opportunities in the current era of digital education. Impact on Society: In order to accomplish the shared objective of reflective learning, the grading rubric and its accompanying analysis can be utilized by both instructors and students. As an instructional assessment tool, the rubric helps instructors to align their pedagogies with the students’ learning levels and assists students in updating their learning paths based on the informative topic-wise scores generated with the help of the rubric. Future Research: The designed rubric in this study can be extended to other programming languages and subjects. Further, an adaptable weighted rubric can be created to execute a flexible and reflective learning process. In addition, outcome-based learning can be achieved by measuring and analyzing student improvements after rubric evaluation.

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Writing exceptional (specific, student and criterion-focused) rubrics for nursing studies

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Development and psychometric testing of a clinical reasoning rubric based on the nursing process

Development and psychometric testing of a clinical reasoning rubric based on the nursing process

Minimum Standards to Support Writing Skills

Objective Assessment in Java Programming Language Using Rubrics

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