NURSING C921 Final

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Assessment & Evaluation Strategies

Section A: Formative Assessment Blueprint

Criteria Task

TASK A

A1. Assessment overview (type, purpose,

and expected outcomes of the

assessment)

Type: Online discussion board. A formative assessment will help evaluate the

learner's comprehension of current course content. Utilizing an online discussion

board promotes learning and sharing of knowledge. Then, the learner will answer

three questions regarding their understanding of the community and public health

nurse's roles and responsibilities and their relationships.

Purpose: This formative assessment aims to identify each learners' current

knowledge related to their roles and responsibilities to the community as it relates to

population-centered nursing. Likewise, a formative assessment is designed to assess

the student’s progress during the instructional process. This assessment will prompt

an evaluation of the learners’ current skills and understanding of community health

nursing (Dennison, Dempsey, & Rosselli, 2014).

Furthermore, this formative evaluation aims to collect student-specific data to assess

progress towards their achievement. There is no grade assigned. Instead, the student

is expected to achieve the learning outcome. Discussion boards are an active learning

strategy to promote communication by having students answer a series of educatorguided questions (Dennison et al., 2014).

Expected outcomes: Learners will be expected to distinguish the community health

nurse's roles and responsibilities clearly. The learner will also be expected to identify

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aspects of population-centered nursing. Lastly, the learner will be expected to

interpret and articulate their research findings clearly and concisely to the online

forum. Students will be expected to maintain academic integrity for every aspect of

the course.

A2. Module title (C920 material) Population-centered Nursing

Course objectives (C920 material) After completing the course, the students will be able to:

1. Analyze the professional nursing roles in community health nursing's diverse

practice and identify three health promotion goals.

2. Assess populations for health status and identify five health-related needs

within a community.

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions toward meeting the desired

population outcomes.

Student learning outcomes (C920

material)

By the end of the module, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to coordinate care plans and provide three quality

nursing interventions for communities based on the population-focused

nursing process.

2. Identify three levels of prevention to improve the health outcomes of diverse

populations in the community.

A2a. Assessment Activity Alignment (i.e.,

align your selected assessment activity

with course objective and student

learning outcomes)

Course objectives 1-3: The course objectives align with this formative assessment

because it requires a higher order of thinking. Incorporating an online discussion

board as the formative assessment will encourage critical thinking, knowledge

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sharing, and reflection. The learner will be challenged to analyze, assess, and evaluate

their roles as a community health nurse. Furthermore, the discussion board aligns

with the course objectives because it will promote an organization of thoughts and an

interpretation of findings. Communication and any subsequent dialog amongst

students will help solidify knowledge to ensure course objectives are met.

Student learning outcomes 1-2: Through an online discussion board's utilization, the

learner can demonstrate competency in the required areas. Moreover, this formative

assessment aligns well with each student learning outcome because it promotes a

demonstration of the learners' ability to coordinate care plans to disseminate

throughout the community. Also, the identified formative assessment aligns with

SLO#2 because it will allow the learner to recall learning content to help identify

three levels of prevention.

A3. Cognitive level to be measured by the

formative assessment.

Analysis – With the interpretation of knowledge, information, and findings, the

learner will utilize the analysis's cognitive level. The learner will demonstrate

competency of this cognitive level by identifying associations and interpreting

research findings to support a community health nurse's role. Likewise, the learner

will differentiate between the public health nurse and community nurses’ roles and

responsibilities. Learners who can articulate responses to the discussion forum will

have demonstrated competency in the analysis's cognitive level.

A4. Item Types (i.e., multiple-choice

items, fill in the blanks, etc.)

Discussion board. The discussion board requires students to formulate a wellconstructed response to submit to the online forum. The online discussion board will

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assist learners in identifying, interpreting, translating, and sorting information.

Therefore, learners will provide several constructed responses to meet the course

requirements.

A5. Number of Items (on formative

assessment)

3 Items - Formative assessment: 3 questions total (2 analysis & 1 reflective).

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