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Bloom’s Taxonomy (Part 2): Using Bloom’s Taxonomy in Assessment
Now that we know what Bloom’s Taxonomy is, it’s time to discuss a few helpful tips for applying the framework to assessments as a means of gaining insight into learning comprehension. Tips for Applying Bloom’s Taxonom...
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How Not to Use Formative Assessments
Here are some common examples of how not to use formative assessments and the simple corrections to get you back to being an assessment pro.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy (Part 1): Bloom’s Basics
Before a new semester begins, it’s important that educators reassess their curriculum. Have the learning objectives changed? How well do students retain the information and how do they demonstrate their knowledge? Is ...
On-Demand Webinars
Putting Data to Work: Incorporating Technology into Curricular Review
Presented by Mr. Eric Ermie, Director of Client Solutions at ExamSoft This webinar demonstrates how ExamSoft can be leveraged to make new curriculum successful, as well as how to properly use assessment data to ensure...
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Data-Driven Educational Assessments Using Longitudinal Analysis
When it comes to data-driven educational assessments, one of the bigger challenges for educators is measuring how teaching methods and course design are quantitatively impacting student learning. ExamSoft’s computer-b...
On-Demand Webinars
Exam Item Development and Analysis in Nursing Education
This featured ExamSoft webinar, hosted by Aimee L. Badeaux, PhD, CRNA, explores the complexity of exam item development and analysis in nursing education. Key Topics: Review best practices for exam item development, c...
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Testimonials: How Students Benefit from Using ExamSoft
ExamSoft’s education software provides unmatched support for faculty, staff, and administration with a comprehensive solution to manage and optimize student assessments. It’s an invaluable platform for students as wel...
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Five Ways ExamSoft Helps with Nursing Education
You need an assessment tool that gives your nursing program an edge in successful education. Lucky for you, ExamSoft is that assessment tool. With a combination of streamlined exam creation, secure offline delivery, a...
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Reduce Costs and Improve Student Outcomes through ExamSoft Assessment
Throughout the years, educational institutions have struggled to improve with reduced budgets. Always asked to do more with less, it’s abundantly clear that programs and educators need help. Thankfully, there is a sol...
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Best Practices in Assessment for Graduate-Level Nursing Programs
Preparing advanced-level postgraduate nurse educators, managers, and leaders is no easy task for any graduate nursing program. Graduate nursing programs have to manage and plan student assessment outlines, course desi...
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Five Ways Technology Makes Nursing Exams Easier
Nursing educators have a lot to balance—if only your job was really all about teaching. Instead, all the other little tasks that need to get done add up to overwhelm your to-do list, making the actual teaching part of...
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Student Economics: Allowing Your Students to Maximize Their Study Time
For our students, time is always of the essence. Class time fills their days, followed by any club activities, and then there’s finally time to study after that. Despite this time crunch, student expectations remain t...
White Paper
White Paper: Using Assessment Data to Effect Curricular Change and Increase Licensure Exam Scores
Many educators use post-exam data to provide early, focused remediation for students, which can improve learning outcomes and retention. But such data is often overlooked when it comes to curricular design and instruc...
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How to Connect with Nursing Students to Raise Retention Rates
Nursing is the nation’s largest healthcare profession, with more than 3.1 million registered nurses practicing across the country and nursing students comprising more than half of all health profession students. With ...
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Four Easy Ways to Improve Student Retention Rates
A primary goal of educators is to positively influence student learning and help ensure students go on to achieve successful careers. What’s more, improving student success also means improving student retention...
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Assessment Reporting and Analytics from ExamSoft
ExamSoft’s suite of assessment software provides educators with the tools needed to track student, course, and even programmatic performance. By “tagging” exam items to any measurable competency or outcome, edu...
White Paper
White Paper: Improving Student Learning Outcomes through Exam Item Categorization
When students finish an assessment, they often only receive a grade with no additional information, and access to the completed exam is often limited due to security concerns regarding academic integrity. With categor...
Case Study
Implementation of an Assessment Software in a School of Nursing
Background Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing (HNMCSON) is a small private nursing school located in northern New Jersey. HNMCSON has two programs housed within the school: a Registered Nursing program, with b...