CNE CNE Student Assessment & Feedback 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a summative assessment in nursing education?

Accepted Answer

Measure overall achievement of learning outcomes at course end

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Provide ongoing feedback during learning

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Diagnose early learning gaps

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Motivate students to attend class

Question 2

When constructing multiple-choice questions for nursing students, which practice should be AVOIDED?

Accepted Answer

Using 'all of the above' or 'none of the above' options

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Using realistic clinical scenarios

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Including plausible distractors

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Aligning questions to learning objectives

Question 3

Which type of validity ensures an assessment measures what it is intended to measure?

Accepted Answer

Content validity

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Predictive validity

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Construct validity

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Face validity

Question 4

A nursing educator uses a test blueprint primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure proportional representation of content areas across exam questions

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Determine passing score cutoffs

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Create the official answer key

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Schedule exam administration times

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes high-stakes testing in nursing education?

Accepted Answer

Assessments with significant consequences such as progression or graduation decisions

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Weekly formative quizzes

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Student self-assessments in clinical journals

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Peer review exercises in small groups

Question 6

To improve the reliability of an assessment tool, a nursing educator should:

Accepted Answer

Increase the number of test items

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Use only open-ended essay questions

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Allow students to choose which questions to answer

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Significantly decrease total testing time