Assessment and Evaluation in Practice
Address the principles, tools and purposes of assessment in nurse education.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
10 hours
Assessment and Evaluation in Practice
Develop your knowledge of assessment principles in nurse education
Assessment stirs debate, but everyone agrees that how we assess competence in nursing is pivotal to maintaining standards and safeguarding the public. We examine the accountability of assessors to ensure fairness and the application of principles to enhance validity and reliability of judgements.
What topics will you cover?
- Principles of assessment
- Assessment tools – theory and practice
- Ensuring valid and reliable assessment
- Action planning for students in difficulty
- Accountability – local
- Purposes of assessment: safeguarding patients and maintaining standards
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Evaluate the application of principles of assessment to a range of settings for nurse education
Who is the course for?
This course is for MSc Nursing students.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
A senior nurse specialising in the care of patients with renal and urological disorders. 20 years experience in education, including in South Africa. MSc Nursing Course Director online and on campus.
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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