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Moving Nursing Program Portfolio Assessment From Midterm to End of Program: Lessons Learned
Kari Hickey1, Jeanette Rossetti, Nancy Oldenburg
1Author Affiliations: Portfolio Committee Chair (Dr Hickey), Portfolio Committee Members (Dr Rossetti, Dr Oldenburg, Ms Uhlken, Dr Musker, and Dr Peters), and Portfolio Committee Secretary (Dr Abendroth), School of Nursing, and Writing Across the Curriculum Director (Dr Peters), Department of English, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. P.P. is an undergraduate nursing student representative on the Portfolio Committee.
Abstract:
Portfolio assessment promotes a culture of evidence, evaluates program outcomes, and provides an opportunity to assess the acquisition of knowledge and skills that are not easily assessed by examinations and other traditional assessment methods in nursing curricula. The portfolio program of 1 Midwestern school of nursing recently moved portfolio assessment to the end of program. The process of this change including logistics, rubric development, and lessons learned is highlighted.
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