Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, 4th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780826195555 ISBN-10: 0826195555 Copyright: 2014 Edition: 4th Author: Oermann, Marilyn H., Gaberson, Kathleen B., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 89 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Viki Hedderick,  DEd, MSN, BSN  (Edinboro University of Pennsylvania) Description This book provides nursing educators with a plethora of tools for their assessment toolbox. This edition adds online testing and assessment of learning, which is certainly the future in many areas of nursing education. Purpose The purpose is to give educators the tools to develop a varied approach to students' acquisition of knowledge. Too often educators rely on an exam as the primary assessment method - effective, yes, but it does not always capture the totality of the students' knowledge. This book addresses various methods to thoroughly assess knowledge. Audience The audience includes all levels of nurse educators, from novices to more seasoned faculty. It is also a great learning tool for those entering the field of education. Features Although, the book is content rich on the classic forms of evaluation, the best parts are on the use of short essays and distance learning. The authors provide helpful suggestions on how to use essays as a meaningful tool and provide grading rubrics to assist with the challenge of grading objectively. Assessment This book should be required reading for all educators! It is necessary for educators to keep pace with the changing dynamics of learners and this book provides insights into how to achieve this goal. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 3 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.