| Thursday, July 14, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
| A Scientific Approach to Educational Assessment: Using Computerized Testing to Measure Learning Outcomes in Nursing | |||
| Learning Objective #1: Discuss research results validating the use of HESI exams as indicators of program effectiveness in nursing education and employment success for newly graduated registered nurses | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Describe research findings regarding the use of HESI customized exam for evaluation of student learning following participation in a high-fidelity computer simulation experience | |||
| Applications of computer technology have added a new level of scientific rigor to the process of educational assessment conducted in both the academic and practice settings. Enhanced test item analysis conducted with the use of sophisticated computerized testing systems offer nurse educators the assurance of knowing that the exams they administer are statistically reliable and valid. The results of this type of statistical analysis also enhances the educator’s ability to write critically thinking test items that assess essential competencies of the nursing student or new graduate. This symposium builds on the work first described at last year’s International Research conference. The purpose is to describe the use of computerized nursing examinations produced by Health Education Systems Inc. (HESI) to predict NCLEX-RN outcomes and employment success of graduates of basic nursing programs, measure critical thinking skills of students following a high-tech educational intervention, and track student achievement of program outcomes longitudinally in an associate degree (ADN) nursing curriculum and a baccalaureate (BSN) nursing program. The first abstract focuses on the effectiveness of two different methods of total curriculum evaluation that incorporate the use of aggregate HESI scores from several different exams administered in ADN and BSN programs. The second abstract describes the use of a HESI customized exam for evaluation of student learning following participation in a high-fidelity computer simulation experience. The third abstract expands the findings of a study described last year, which examined data collected over four years to determine the relationship of several indicators of employment success for new graduates in critical care and acute medical/surgical practice within a tertiary care hospital, one of which was the HESI E2. | |||
| Organizer: | Ainslie Nibert, RN, PhD | ||
| Presenters: | Peg Reiter, MS, RN-C Mary Yoho, RN, MSN Karen Murray, DrPH, RN Lori Schumacher, PhD, RN, CCRN Anne Young, EdD, RN | ||
| A comparison of two different methods of evaluating student success and curricular outcomes using HESI examinations in ADN and BSN programs Karen Murray, DrPH, RN, Mary Yoho, RN, MSN, Anne Young, EdD, RN, Ainslie Nibert, RN, PhD | |||
| Using a HESI customized exam to measure learning outcomes of nursing students following a High-Fidelity Computer Simulation learning activity Lori Schumacher, PhD, RN, CCRN | |||
| Predicting Employment Success of New RNs in Acute Care Settings Peg Reiter, MS, RN-C, Ainslie Nibert, RN, PhD, Anne Young, EdD, RN | |||