Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 4, 2026

Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
What Goes Into a Decision? How Nursing Faculty Decide Which Best Practices to Use for Classroom Testing
Understanding nursing faculty beliefs about classroom testing is key to promoting best practices. Faculty who believe rules are important in student evaluation use more best practices in test construction and revision.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Educational Assessment
Background:
- Effective classroom testing is crucial for evaluating nursing student competency.
- Faculty decision-making regarding testing practices influences educational outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the decision-making processes of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) faculty.
- To identify factors influencing the selection of best practices for classroom testing.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive, correlational study surveyed 127 full-time BSN faculty nationwide.
- Web-based surveys assessed beliefs about evaluation, decision-making, and test best practices.
Main Results:
- Faculty beliefs, contextual factors, and decision-making processes significantly predicted item analysis and test construction/revision.
- A strong belief in the importance of rules in evaluation correlated with increased use of best practices.
Conclusions:
- Understanding faculty beliefs is vital for promoting best practices in nursing classroom testing.
- Faculty perceptions of evaluation rules impact the adoption of effective testing strategies.
More Related Videos
13:44Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques
Published on: December 9, 2022
09:00Author Spotlight: Validation of SICOLE-R for Assessing Cognitive and Reading Skills in Spanish-Speaking Children and Its Role in Personalized Education
Published on: August 16, 2024
Related Concept Videos
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching I: Assessment and Diagnosis
It is critical to determine the patient's learning needs during the assessment. Determination of learning needs compounds data...
Nursing Interventions II: Selecting and Classifying the Nursing Interventions
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching II: Planning and Implementation
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching III: Evaluation and Documentation
Nurses can use several methods to evaluate patient outcomes. For example, oral questions can assess cognitive learning,...
Critical Thinking II
Fundamentals of Nursing Process I