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Evaluating the affective domain. Consider a Likert scale.

L Bucher

    Journal of Nursing Staff Development : JNSD
    |September 1, 1991
    PubMed
    Summary

    Nurse educators face challenges in evaluating the affective component of learning. This article provides practical guidelines for developing, improving, and interpreting Likert scales to assess nursing students

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Educational Psychology
    • Affective Learning Assessment

    Background:

    • The affective component of learning is integral to educational programs but difficult to evaluate.
    • Nurse educators encounter specific challenges in assessing students' attitudes and beliefs.
    • Existing assessment methods may not adequately capture the affective domain in nursing education.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To address the challenge of evaluating the affective component in nursing education.
    • To advocate for the use of attitudinal scales to measure nurses' attitudes and beliefs.
    • To provide practical guidelines for the development, refinement, and interpretation of Likert scales.

    Main Methods:

    • Focuses on practical guidelines for Likert scale development and improvement.
    • Discusses methods for interpreting scores derived from attitudinal scales.
    • Emphasizes the application of Likert scales in assessing attitudes within learning experiences.

    Main Results:

    • Attitudinal scales offer a viable method for assessing affective learning in nursing.
    • Clear guidelines are presented for constructing and validating Likert scales.
    • Score interpretation strategies are detailed to enhance measurement validity.

    Conclusions:

    • Likert scales are a valuable tool for evaluating the affective dimension of nursing education.
    • Implementing these guidelines can improve the assessment of student attitudes and beliefs.
    • Effective evaluation of affective learning is crucial for comprehensive nursing education.

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