Welcome to the NCLEX Success Center Nurse Educator Blog: The blog that shares the secrets of successful test development.
The focus of this blog will be on classroom assessment issues that nursing faculty encounter. I have found that the issues in student assessment are multifaceted. There is never one uniform solution that applies to every situation and that is why this topic stimulates endless discussion among nursing faculty. While discussion will include a variety of assessment procedures, the main emphasis will be on issues surrounding the development multiple-choice classroom exams
The bottom line with all of the discussion is fairness. How can we ensure that our nursing students are being assessed fairly? After all, faculty hold the power in the student-teacher relationship. How can faculty balance the scales so that they are assured that their decisions are fair to the students?
Another important consideration for nursing faculty is the safety of the health care consumers. Nursing faculty have a responsibility to ensure that their nursing graduates are safe practitioners. This blog will concentrate on developing classroom tests that require critical thinking and thus prepare your graduates, not only to pass the NCLEX, but also to become safe practitioners of nursing.
This blog is intended to stimulate discussion. I have strong opinions about many issues in student assessment, but there is never a one-size-fits-all solution to an assessment issue. I also have an extensive background in student assessment, so I am equipped to offer advice on a wide variety of assessment topics.
So, this blog is intended to increase the assessment knowledge base of nursing faculty by presenting the issues and discussing solutions. Remember, there are no rules, only guidelines. Assessment decisions are guided by your professional judgment and the more informed you are, the fairer your judgments will be.