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Writing better test items.

Julia W Aucoin1

  • 1University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. jaucoin@nc.rr.com

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development : JNSD : Official Journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization
|February 26, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Professional development specialists can learn to create higher-level test items. These application and analysis questions prepare nurses for licensure exams and assess critical thinking skills.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Assessment and Evaluation

Background:

  • Professional development for nursing educators often lacks training in advanced test item development.
  • Nursing education has shifted from knowledge recall to application and analysis to prepare graduates for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the need for professional development in creating advanced test items for nursing education.
  • To demonstrate the utility of application and analysis test items in assessing graduate nurse competence and critical thinking.

Main Methods:

  • The abstract does not specify methods, but implies a review or discussion of test item development strategies.
  • Focuses on the transition from knowledge-level to higher-order thinking test items.

Main Results:

  • Educators have limited opportunities to develop skills in writing advanced test items.
  • Application and analysis items are crucial for preparing nurses for the NCLEX.

Conclusions:

  • Developing advanced test items is essential for nursing professional development.
  • These item types effectively support competence assessment and document critical thinking skills in graduate nurses.

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