The nurse educator's guide to assessing learning outcomes / Mary E. McDonald.

Includes index.

The role of assessment in instruction -- The language of assessment -- Developing instructional objectives -- Implementing systematic test development -- Selected-response format : developing multiple-choice items -- Writing critical thinking multiple-choice items -- Selected-response format : developing true-false and matching items -- Constructed-response format : developing short-answer and essay items -- Assembling, administering, and scoring a test -- Preparing students for the licensure exam : the importance of NCLEX -- Establishing evidence of reliability and validity -- Interpreting test results -- Laboratory and clinical evaluation -- Assigning grades -- Instituting item banking and test development software.