Chapter 3 Use of Assessment & Evaluation
Strategies-CNE UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
NCLEX scores for the nursing program have been falling and the faculty are considering
implementing a required exit test. Which statement best reflects faculty understanding of fair
testing guidelines?
"We need to consider all the data before developing an exit test policy."
"NCLEX scores will go up if we require the students to retake the test to achieve the benchmark
score."
"Standardized tests have proven results and predict who will pass the NCLEX."
"Students should be able to demonstrate a high score on the standardized test before we let them
take the NCLEX." - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: A
Rationale: Faculty should consider all data when implementing a standardized test policy.
Options B and C are not supported by data, and Option D does not accurately reflect fair testing
policies.
A nurse faculty member on a clinical unit notices that the students are not correctly documenting
their patient's vital signs. He develops a short exercise to be used in that day's post-conference to
practice vital sign documentation. This is an example of which type of assessment?
Criterion-referenced assessment
Summative assessment
Norm-referenced assessment
Formative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: D
Rationale: Formative assessment occurs during the assessment period and supports modification
of instruction. Options A, B, and C are not related.
Which best represents the purpose of a summative clinical evaluation tool?
Determination of the relative effect of education on the students' weekly clinical performance
Assessment of students' acquisition of knowledge and skills during a particular clinical
experience
, Determination that learning occurred and behavioral objectives were met during the semester
Assessment of all activities associated with students' clinical experience over the duration of the
program - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: C
Rationale: Guiding questions in summative evaluation include "Were behavioral objectives of
the clinical course met?" and "Did the individual(s) learn?" Options A and B assess learning
during one certain time and are not summative, and Option D is program evaluation.
Which best describes a criterion-referenced assessment activity?
Interpretation of data in terms of a norm or group
Evaluation of mastery of specified outcomes
Use of information for predictive purposes
Comparison of data between groups - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: B
Rationale: Options A, C, and D are examples of norm-referenced interpretation. Criterion-
referenced interpretation of data is used typically in competency-based models to achieve
competence in, or mastery of, specified learning outcomes.
The graduate nursing faculty are considering an evaluation method that demonstrates summative
end-of-program student achievement of program learning outcomes. Which assessment method
would be the best choice?
Cumulative portfolio assignments in each course
A comprehensive final course exam
A reflective journal
Self-evaluation reflection survey - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: A
Rationale: A comprehensive portfolio can best demonstrate overall achievement of program
learning outcomes. While Option B may address specific competencies, it is unlikely to reflect
all learning outcomes. Options C and D are both student reflections, which may not reflect
program outcomes.
Faculty in a nursing fundamentals course are developing assignments. To assess the objective
"Understand the concepts of asepsis and sterile technique," which assignment is best?
Demonstrate a sterile dressing change in the lab.
Strategies-CNE UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
NCLEX scores for the nursing program have been falling and the faculty are considering
implementing a required exit test. Which statement best reflects faculty understanding of fair
testing guidelines?
"We need to consider all the data before developing an exit test policy."
"NCLEX scores will go up if we require the students to retake the test to achieve the benchmark
score."
"Standardized tests have proven results and predict who will pass the NCLEX."
"Students should be able to demonstrate a high score on the standardized test before we let them
take the NCLEX." - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: A
Rationale: Faculty should consider all data when implementing a standardized test policy.
Options B and C are not supported by data, and Option D does not accurately reflect fair testing
policies.
A nurse faculty member on a clinical unit notices that the students are not correctly documenting
their patient's vital signs. He develops a short exercise to be used in that day's post-conference to
practice vital sign documentation. This is an example of which type of assessment?
Criterion-referenced assessment
Summative assessment
Norm-referenced assessment
Formative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: D
Rationale: Formative assessment occurs during the assessment period and supports modification
of instruction. Options A, B, and C are not related.
Which best represents the purpose of a summative clinical evaluation tool?
Determination of the relative effect of education on the students' weekly clinical performance
Assessment of students' acquisition of knowledge and skills during a particular clinical
experience
, Determination that learning occurred and behavioral objectives were met during the semester
Assessment of all activities associated with students' clinical experience over the duration of the
program - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: C
Rationale: Guiding questions in summative evaluation include "Were behavioral objectives of
the clinical course met?" and "Did the individual(s) learn?" Options A and B assess learning
during one certain time and are not summative, and Option D is program evaluation.
Which best describes a criterion-referenced assessment activity?
Interpretation of data in terms of a norm or group
Evaluation of mastery of specified outcomes
Use of information for predictive purposes
Comparison of data between groups - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: B
Rationale: Options A, C, and D are examples of norm-referenced interpretation. Criterion-
referenced interpretation of data is used typically in competency-based models to achieve
competence in, or mastery of, specified learning outcomes.
The graduate nursing faculty are considering an evaluation method that demonstrates summative
end-of-program student achievement of program learning outcomes. Which assessment method
would be the best choice?
Cumulative portfolio assignments in each course
A comprehensive final course exam
A reflective journal
Self-evaluation reflection survey - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: A
Rationale: A comprehensive portfolio can best demonstrate overall achievement of program
learning outcomes. While Option B may address specific competencies, it is unlikely to reflect
all learning outcomes. Options C and D are both student reflections, which may not reflect
program outcomes.
Faculty in a nursing fundamentals course are developing assignments. To assess the objective
"Understand the concepts of asepsis and sterile technique," which assignment is best?
Demonstrate a sterile dressing change in the lab.
