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Topic: Learning Outcomes
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6 New Question Types You Will Find on the Next Gen NCLEX® Exam
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing set the national standard for nursing licensure with the NCLEX® exam. They update it periodically — sometimes with significant changes to reflect major shifts in p...
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Educating with Intention: An Outcomes-Based Approach to Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Learn how category tagging from ExamSoft can help you educate with intention by connecting exam items to customizable categories, such as learning outcomes and course objectives. With category tagging in place, you’ll...
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Guidebook: Using Category Tagging for Nursing Education
How Data-Driven Assessment Supports Intentionality in Education Whether planning a course or developing a curriculum for nursing programs, educators have specific goals in mind for student learning. While it can be ch...
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eBook: Credentialing and Digital Assessment with ExamSoft
A digital solution for assessment can help certifying and licensing bodies solve pandemic-related challenges while continuing to uphold the value of the credentials their exams provide. In addition, adopting a digital...
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ExamSoft Supports Intentional and Informed Decision-Making
The goal of any school or program is to prioritize student performance above all else. This is particularly true for programs in healthcare fields, which are tasked with preparing students to make important, sometimes...
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Benefits of Objectives-Centered Assessment for Growing Programs
There is perhaps no more harrowing task than building a whole new program from the ground up. There are a number of critical milestones — such as student retention, curriculum coverage, and, crucially for the survival...
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Infographic: Benchmarking Reports with ExamSoft and Clinical Judgment Exams
Take advantage of pre-written assessments that accurately gauge student learning and competency. Category-based reporting at the program level and student level will measure students’ true mastery of concepts against ...
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How a Mid-Semester Check-In Can Support Teachers and Learners
What is a Mid-Semester Check-In? Many instructors take the opportunity in the middle of the semester to evaluate their students’ understanding and needs. There are several approaches to a mid-semester check-in, includ...
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Guidebook: Using Category Tagging to Educate with Intention
How Data-Driven Assessment Supports Intentionality in Education Whether planning a course or developing a curriculum, educators have specific goals in mind for student learning. While it can be challenging to track pr...
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Skills Development for Nursing Students
When we think of a nurse going about their day at work, we usually think of the “hard skills” they’ve learned in nursing school: inserting an IV, checking blood pressure, and administering medication. But these scient...
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Seeking a solution to improve institutional revenue without increasing tuition rates, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) adopted ExamSoft to aid in the delivery of embedded assessments for student remedi...
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What are Power Skills & How Can We Assess Them in Higher Education?
Modern workplace dynamics are shifting. Employee demands are changing as individuals are expected to collaborate effectively, even in remote situations, while demonstrating skills and values such as empathy, flexibili...
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Utilizing the Build-Your-Own Question Bank from Clinical Judgment Exams
Healthcare is more dynamic than ever, with nurses providing care in the face of unprecedented challenges and constantly developing tech solutions. To ensure public safety and successful careers in nursing, an increase...
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Promoting Equity with Outcomes-Based Assessment
When we talk about equity in assessment, it’s important to understand what the term equity means. Some educators use equity and equality interchangeably, but there are vast differences between the two terms. Equ...
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3 Things You Need in Your Assessment Software
There are many assessment solutions out there, but before selecting one, it’s important to ask a few crucial questions: Does the solution offer the features and tools that you need, both at the course level and as an ...
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3 Ways to Future-Proof Nursing Education with ExamSoft
A digital solution for assessment can help nursing programs solve immediate, pandemic-related challenges and develop long-term solutions to create a more sustainable learning environment with increased potential for c...
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3 Ways to Future-Proof Higher Education with Digital Assessment
Pandemic-induced challenges have pushed higher ed institutions to grapple with virtual learning modalities. Educators and students have learned that investing in the right technological solutions can lead to more resi...
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Limitations of Current Assessment Practices — and Their Solutions
As we continue to move through the Information Age, we are all required to learn new skills to keep up. At the most basic level, workers — and citizens in general — need to have a high level of digital literacy to do ...