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Student assessment in basic nursing education in Scotland.

A T Altschul, H C Sinclair

    Nurse Education Today
    |February 1, 1989
    PubMed
    Summary

    A 4-year study on Scotland's nursing examination system found no strong correlation between internal assessments and external exams for student nurses. This suggests potential areas for improvement in the current nursing education evaluation methods.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Educational Assessment
    • Healthcare Professional Training

    Background:

    • The study examines the examination system for student nurses in Scotland.
    • Modular courses in nursing were implemented in 1982, incorporating internal and external assessments.
    • The existing system evaluates students entering basic nursing programs across all Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery in Scotland.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the findings of a 4-year study on the nursing examination system in Scotland.
    • To investigate the correlation between internal modular assessments and external national examinations for student nurses.
    • To identify implications for potential modifications to the current examination structure.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of results from 2742 students across 16,764 written assessments.
    • Data collected over a 4-year period from modular nursing courses.
    • Statistical examination of correlations between various internal assessment modules and between internal and external examination results.

    Main Results:

    • The hypothesis of a high correlation between different modular results in internal assessments was not supported.
    • The hypothesis of a high correlation between internal assessments and external examinations was not supported.
    • The study found a lack of strong statistical relationship between the different components of the nursing examination system.

    Conclusions:

    • The current examination system in Scottish Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery may not accurately reflect student competency across all assessment types.
    • The findings suggest a need to re-evaluate the structure and predictive validity of the modular and external examinations.
    • Implications point towards potential reforms in the nursing examination system to enhance its effectiveness and reliability.

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