Evolving Licensure Examination: Assessing Student Confidence and Accuracy With Next Generation NCLEX.

Autor: Coombe AH, Wands L, Stevenson S, Elliott RW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of nursing education [J Nurs Educ] 2024 Apr; Vol. 63 (4), pp. 252-255. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 01.
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20240207-10
Abstrakt: Background: The Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) includes new item types. Little is known about nursing students' confidence and accuracy in answering these questions.
Method: A descriptive comparative study examined prelicensure nursing students' confidence and accuracy in answering NGN-style items versus multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of the same content via a 12-item quiz.
Results: Less than one third of students ( n = 194; 32.1%) reported feeling confident in answering NGN questions. Students' confidence levels had no relationship on scores with NGN items. When comparing NGN-style items to MCQs, students' ( n = 221) scores on NGN-style items were lower with bowtie or a select-all-that-apply questions but higher with highlight table or matrix multiple-choice questions.
Conclusion: Students' lack of confidence with certain item types suggests faculty should incorporate these item types into classroom activities or course assignments. NGN test-taking strategies also should be incorporated and frequently reinforced throughout the curriculum. [ J Nurs Educ . 2024;63(4):252-255.] .
Databáze: MEDLINE