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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
Objective test construction--a must for nursing educators
Abstract:
In conclusion, this presentation has reviewed the place of objective testing within the evaluation continuum. It is apparent that objective tests are appropriate for evaluating basic levels of Bloom's cognitive and affective domains. The item types of an objective test measure these different levels within each domain. It is the responsibility of the nursing educator to determine which type of test item will most efficiently measure the objectives for a particular learning experience. No matter what the purpose of the test, if the nursing educator wishes to increase validity, reliability and practicality of the test, rules of overall test and item construction should carefully be reviewed and utilized in test implementation.
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