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Year : 2016 | Volume
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An investigation of various quality indicators of final exams in specialized courses of Bachelor of Nursing
Habibollah Hoseini1, Mahsa Shakour2, Abdollah Rezaei Dehaghani1, Mohammad Reza Abdolmaleki3
1 Department of Nursing Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 2 Medical Education Research Center, Student's Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 3 School of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Mahsa Shakour Medical Education Research Center, Student's Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan Iran
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2395-2296.168506
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Aim: Different evidence has revealed that the quality of exams significantly affects the quality of training. Therefore, the present study, with the purpose of evaluating final exams of specialized theoretical courses of Nursing, was conducted based on standard indicators of classical model of test evaluation. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Sampling was census and samples were 372 final exam questions of eight specialized theoretical courses of Nursing. Variables in exams were evaluated: Reliability, validity, difficulty, discrepancies, type and level of questions by two experts of education, and eight professors of courses. Results: The correlation between sessions and the overall number of designed questions for all courses was significant (r = 0.34, P < 0.001). For Bloom's level, 56.2% of all the questions were at knowledge level and 3 (0.8%) at synthesis level. Conclusions: Exam questions of Nursing major in the present study and many other studies are not of high quality. It is recommended that Evaluation Committees of universities carry out continuous supervision over educational and training plans be offered for question designers. |
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