NUR 635 - Evaluation & Measurement in Nursing Education

This course focuses on the role of the nurse educator in the assessment and evaluation of learning. Application of key strategies to effectively measure achievement of learning outcomes in a variety of settings will be surveyed. Experiential exercises in the development, use, and critique of measurement and evaluation methods to classroom and clinical learning situations will be explored. Course topics include the role of evaluation in classroom instruction, test construction, reliability, validity, test evaluation and interpretation. Legal, ethical, and regulatory issues, and the importance of evaluating personal teaching effectiveness, are also explored.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 636
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Nursing