TY - BOOK AU - McDonald,Mary AU - McDonald,Mary TI - The nurse educator's guide to assessing learning outcomes SN - 9780763740238 PY - 2007/// CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett KW - Examinations KW - Design and construction KW - Multiple-choice examinations KW - Nursing KW - Miscellanea KW - Education, Nursing KW - Educational Measurement KW - methods KW - Program Development N1 - Rev ed. of: Systematic assessment of learning outcomes. c2002; Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-318) and index; 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 ER -