Assessment & Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators

3 credits · School of Nursing

(Required course for students who have received a Nurse Faculty Loan) This advanced course explores comprehensive assessment and evaluation methodologies specifically designed for nurse educators, with a strong emphasis on competency-based education and assessment in multiple contexts. Students will develop skills in creating, implementing, and analyzing educational assessments that demonstrate reliability and validity within a competency-driven framework. The course will cover critical aspects of educational measurement, including educational ethics, standards for accreditation, item and test analysis, multiple choice question development, and rubric construction, with a particular focus on mapping assessments to specific professional competencies and learner outcomes. The course integrates emerging and advanced data management techniques to support competency-based assessment strategies. Students will learn to design comprehensive evaluation approaches that track progressive skill development, provide meaningful feedback, and ensure students meet critical performance standards in nursing practice. Students will critically examine assessment frameworks, develop competency-based evaluation instruments, and gain comprehensive skills in creating meaningful, fair, and transparent assessment strategies that support student learning, professional development, and demonstrable competence in nursing education. The course also addresses complex evaluation processes and issues including stakeholder identification, feedback literacy, remediation strategies, and ethical considerations in assessing student performance across various educational, clinical, and artificial intelligence contexts. Prerequisite: None, although completion of 8066 is strongly recommended. [3]