Engaging Learners in the Evaluation Process

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Professional Development
• Accreditation Standards

Background:

• Accreditation criteria from the American Nurses Credentialing Center mandate active learner engagement.
• Effective evaluation processes are essential for quality nursing continuing professional development.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe a process for integrating learner engagement with formative evaluation.
• To demonstrate how learner engagement can be a tool for obtaining evaluation data.

Main Methods:

• Utilizing active learner engagement as a data collection mechanism.
• Implementing formative evaluation based on learner participation.

Main Results:

• Learner engagement can be effectively used to gather formative evaluation data.
• The described process facilitates the use of engagement for continuous improvement.

Conclusions:

• Integrating learner engagement into evaluation processes meets accreditation requirements.
• This approach enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing continuing professional development programs.