Other Titles
Predictors in nursing education success
Abstract
This presentation describes development and use of a 25-item objective test on basic science topics intended to assess academic risk of incoming first year nursing students. Administered to three classes of baccalaureate nursing students, the test was found to be predictive of first year science grades.
Sigma Membership
Upsilon Zeta
Lead Author Affiliation
Alvernia University, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Academic Risk, Basic Science Knowledge, Retention
Recommended Citation
Symanski, Mary Ellen and Kielbasa, Ondra, "A basic science pre-test to assess academic risk of first year nursing students" (2018). NERC (Nursing Education Research Conference). 55.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/nerc/2018/presentations_2018/55
Conference Name
Nursing Education Research Conference 2018
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing
Conference Location
Washington, DC, USA
Conference Year
2018
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A basic science pre-test to assess academic risk of first year nursing students
Washington, DC, USA
This presentation describes development and use of a 25-item objective test on basic science topics intended to assess academic risk of incoming first year nursing students. Administered to three classes of baccalaureate nursing students, the test was found to be predictive of first year science grades.