Other Titles
Education Strategies for Student Success
Abstract
The presentation will describe a pilot study on the use of commercially prepared specialty exams as course final exams to improve students' scores. Positive results led to a policy change regarding the use of these commercially prepared exams as final exams in clinical courses.
Sigma Membership
Beta Beta (Houston)
Lead Author Affiliation
University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Commercially Prepared Exam, Nursing Education, Standardized Exam
Recommended Citation
Dufrene, Claudine; Leyden, Kristina L.; and Sadler, Christen D., "Impact of using commercially prepared specialty exams as clinical course final exams" (2017). Convention. 239.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/presentations_2017/239
Conference Name
44th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
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Impact of using commercially prepared specialty exams as clinical course final exams
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
The presentation will describe a pilot study on the use of commercially prepared specialty exams as course final exams to improve students' scores. Positive results led to a policy change regarding the use of these commercially prepared exams as final exams in clinical courses.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.