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Special Session

Abstract

Do you ever wish you had a clear-cut method for evaluating the predictive validity and classification accuracy of standardized exams when establishing admission, progression, and high-stakes testing policy for your nursing students? If you or your faculty colleagues have struggled to establish evidence-based admissions criteria or to evaluate what standardized test score threshold is most predictive of NCLEX-RN outcomes within your program, this session is for you. The purpose of this session is to explore powerful but accessible methods for evaluating the accuracy of binary (e.g., yes/no, pass/fail) decisions including diagnostic/classification accuracy and ROC (receiver operating characteristics) curves. In addition to a detailed discussion and demonstration of various software tools, attendees will be provided access to a detailed spreadsheet application for use in their own programs.

Author Details

Brandon Kyle Johnson, PhD, RN, CHSE, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Assistant Professor/Clinical & Simulation Director, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Sigma Membership

Iota Mu

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Testing, Testing Validity

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2020

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2020

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

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Predicting students' academic and licensure success: A review of methods for high-stakes faculty decision making

Washington, DC, USA

Do you ever wish you had a clear-cut method for evaluating the predictive validity and classification accuracy of standardized exams when establishing admission, progression, and high-stakes testing policy for your nursing students? If you or your faculty colleagues have struggled to establish evidence-based admissions criteria or to evaluate what standardized test score threshold is most predictive of NCLEX-RN outcomes within your program, this session is for you. The purpose of this session is to explore powerful but accessible methods for evaluating the accuracy of binary (e.g., yes/no, pass/fail) decisions including diagnostic/classification accuracy and ROC (receiver operating characteristics) curves. In addition to a detailed discussion and demonstration of various software tools, attendees will be provided access to a detailed spreadsheet application for use in their own programs.