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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
The clinical achievement portfolio: an outcomes-based assessment project in nursing education
S M Tracy1, G J Marino, K M Richo
1Rivier-St. Joseph Nursing Program, Rivier College, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. olsldr@aol.com
Abstract:
Dynamic healthcare market forces impel educators to search for innovative methods of academic assessment to measure learning outcomes. The clinical achievement portfolio is a creative and systematic tool for documenting continuous improvement of student clinical learning. The authors describe the use of the portfolio as a pilot project aimed at introducing reflective thinking and measuring clinical learning in undergraduate nursing education. Potential benefits of the clinical portfolio and implications for future research are proposed.
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