NR523 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 January Question # 00598062 Course Code : NR523 Subject: Education Due on: 02/12/2019 Posted On: 02/12/2019 05:12 AM Tutorials: 0 Rating: 4.7/5

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 1
Discussion

DQ1 Assessment, Evaluation, and Grading

Welcome to the Chamberlain College of Nursing Curriculum
Committee. You are a new faculty member, and, along with Dr. John Becker, you
have just been assigned to start a 2-year term on the Curriculum Committee. The
committee chair is Dr. Janet Stewart. Dr. Nancy Smith and Dr. Patricia Huber
are in their second year of serving. Your school is facing a reaccreditation
next year, and the dean has charged the committee with writing the school’s
self-study. This will involve summarizing the state of your school based on an
assessment of student learning, an evaluation of the school’s strengths and
challenges, and a plan for continuing improvement.

The committee meets in the president’s conference room in
the Nightingale building, an indication of how important the work of this
committee is. Being new, John asks an interesting question: “Why can’t we just
look at the grades we give students to see what they have learned? They tell us
whether the student passes or fails. Why does the faculty have to waste time on
all of this paperwork?” What would you tell him?

DQ2 Levels of Outcomes

Dr. Susan Peterson has been on the Curriculum Committee for
a year. In preparation for the accreditation visit, she has been charged with
making sure that the outcomes for the BSN courses are aligned with the Program
Outcomes as well as the lesson objectives, test blueprints, and assignments.
She also wants to make sure the levels of outcomes reflect the levels of your
curriculum, from simple to complex. How will you approach this task?

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 2
Discussion

DQ1 Reliability and Validity of Grading

The dean visits the Curriculum Committee and has a concern
because students have been complaining that the grading in the Level 2
medical-surgical course is unfair. They say a student’s grade on a paper is
dependent on which faculty member does the grading. What would you recommend to
the faculty to improve the reliability and validity of their grading? In what
way is this problem an ethical and legal issue?

DQ2 Competency-Based Assessment

The university has identified several general education
competencies for the college graduate, such as critical thinking, information
literacy, communication ability, and mathematical ability. The Curriculum
Committee decides to review its outcome statements for the nursing curriculum
and provide comparable competency statements for nursing graduates. Dr. Stewart
asks the committee members to meet and each bring a definition of competency,
comparing competency statements with outcome statements. Then she asks each
member to identify and defend at least two priority competencies for graduates
of the BSN. What will you bring to the meeting? Include your reasoning for this
decision.

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 3
Discussion

DQ1 Legal and Ethical Issues

The dean points out to the Curriculum Committee that
developing curriculum is rife with legal and ethical issues, particularly when
examined from the point of view of the school’s stakeholders. Who are these
stakeholders, and what do you think would be important legal and ethical
issues?

DQ2 Assessing Program Outcomes

As a committee, your dean has challenged you to demonstrate
the extent to which your students are meeting the following Program Outcomes.

Provide holistic care based on knowledge from the arts and
sciences.

Collaborate with other healthcare members to provide
evidence-based nursing care.

Communicate effectively in all modalities.

Use critical thinking in clinical situations.

Consider legal and ethical aspects of nursing care.

Select one outcome, and recommend at least two ways faculty
could assess whether students have met those outcomes. Discuss an advantage and
a disadvantage of each of these assessment methods.

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 4
Discussion

DQ1 Multiple Choice vs. Other Forms of Testing

Faculty members at Chamberlain favor multiple choice
questions in their courses. Why do you think this is true? What should the
Curriculum Committee say and do to encourage the faculty to use other forms of
testing?

DQ2 Test Blueprints

Based on student complaints about examinations at all
levels, the Curriculum Committee decides that it is time to adopt the use of
test blueprints. Convince the faculty that all this work will be advantageous
for students and faculty alike. What are some advantages and disadvantages of
using test blueprints? Can you think of any other uses for these assessment
planning tools?

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 5
Discussion

DQ1 Test Banks

One of the Curriculum Committee members proposed using only
the test banks that come with the program’s textbooks. How should the
Curriculum Committee respond? How do you plan to develop your own test banks
for your courses?

DQ2 Item Analysis

Students are protesting several questions on a unit
examination. To address their concerns ethically, how should the faculty
analyze their exams? What are important components of item analysis, and what
is your philosophy on handling questionable test items?

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 6
Discussion

DQ1 Letter Grades Versus Pass-Fail in Clinical Grading

In reviewing the curriculum, the Curriculum Committee faces
one of the most difficult issues for undergraduate nursing faculty: how to
grade clinical performance. As a committee member, do you favor giving letter
grades for clinical experiences, or are you in favor of using pass or fail
grades only? How are formative and summative assessment related to this issue?

DQ2 Regulation and Accreditation

Since you and Dr. Becker are new to the Curriculum
Committee, you need to become familiar with the regulation and accreditation of
nursing programs. What are the differences between educational regulation and
accreditation, and what are each looking for? Who is responsible for each
function? Finally, what is the role of the U.S. Department of Education in
overseeing higher education?

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 7
Discussion

DQ1 Preparation for the NCLEX® Exam

The Curriculum Committee is struggling with another issue in
nursing education. The dean is very concerned about achieving a high NCLEX®
pass rate; though, so far your school is above 90%.

Think outside the box. Recognizing that part of your plan
will be to offer students standardized exams, what are additional methods you
can use to prepare students for the NCLEX® exam? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of using these methods in comparison to using standardized
examinations? Please read this document before tackling this discussion
question.

National League for Nursing (2010). High stakes testing.
Retrieved from
http://www.nln.org/advocacy-public-policy/issues/high-stakes-testing (Links to
an external site.)Links to an external site.

DQ2 Systematic Evaluation Plans

Your school is getting closer to the reaccreditation visit,
and you are hearing a lot about the BSN systematic evaluation plan. What are
the components of the systematic evaluation plan, how is it used to assure that
the needs of the school’s stakeholders are met, and why should faculty be
involved in its development?

NR523
Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education

Week 8
Discussion

The Faculty Role in Assessment and Evaluation

Now that you have served on a Curriculum Committee, describe
your future roles in learning assessment, overall program evaluation, and communicating
with important stakeholders.

How will you use the concepts you have learned in this
course to identify, guide and evaluate your final MSN practicum project?