The new edition (6th) of a book co-authored by Marilyn H. Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, "Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Sixth Edition," was awarded third place in the 2020 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award in the Nursing Education/Continuing Education/Professional Development category. The first edition of this book in 1989 received the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award. Kathleen Gaberson, of OWK Consulting, is the co-author. 

Book description 

The only text to comprehensively address the assessment of student learning in a wide variety of settings.

Long considered the gold standard for evaluation and testing in nursing education, the sixth edition of this classic text provides expert, comprehensive guidance in the assessment of student learning in a wide variety of settings, as well as the evaluation of instructor and program effectiveness. It presents fundamental measurement and evaluation concepts that will aid nurse educators in the design, critique, and use of appropriate tests and evaluation tools. Important social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation also are explored, including the prevention of cheating and academic policies for testing, grading, and progression.

Written by experts in the field of nursing education, Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education features practical advice on the development of test blueprints; creation of all types of test items, including next-generation NCLEX-style items; the assembly, administration, and scoring of tests; test/item analyses and interpretation; evaluation of higher levels of learning; assessment of written assignments; and suggestions for creating tests in online courses and programs. An entire section is devoted to clinical evaluation processes and methods, including the use of simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluation, clinical evaluation in distance settings, and the use of technology for remote evaluation of clinical performance. The text meets the National League for Nursing Certified Nurse Educator Competency #3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies.