01779pamaa2200289 4500 0000043278 20121212090000.0 080201 eng 0763740233 (pbk.) RT81.5 MCD 2007 McDonald The nurse educator's guide to assessing learning outcomes Mary E. McDonald. 2nd. ed. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett, 2007. xix, 362 p.: ill.; 28 cm. Rev ed. of: Systematic assessment of learning outcomes. c2002 The role of assessment in instruction -- The language of assessment -- Developing instructional objectives-- Assessing critical thinking -- Implementing systematic test development -- Selected-response format: developing multiple-choice items -- Writing critical thinking multiple-choice items -- Selected-response format: developing true-false and matching items -- Constructed-response format: developing short-answer and essay items -- Assembling, administering, and scoring a test -- Preparing students for the licensure exam: the importance of NCLEX -- Establishing evidence of reliability and validity -- Interpreting test results -- Laboratory and clinical evaluation -- Assigning grades -- Instituting item banking and test development software SAH Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-318) and index Nursing -- Miscellanea Multiple-choice examinations Nursing -- Examinations -- Design and construction Education, Nursing Educational Measurement -- methods Program Development Examinations -- Design and construction http://www.jbpub.com