This article provides information to the 400+ RN programs that received a #1 rank, according to the NCLEX® Program Reports, on what this means and recommendations as to how to publicize this news.
Check out Mountain Measurement blog article, "The #1 Rank in Table 3.2: What does it mean? How should we publicize this information?", written by Mountain Measurement founder and Principal Consultant, Wyetta Bontempo, PhD: https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/ncsbn/pages/blog017
Mountain Measurement, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Assessment Series Professional Development Courses, 430 - "Writing Nursing Test Questions," will be offered again April 30, 2024. Nursing faculty members, administrators, and graduate students enroute to becomming educators are invited to participate. Both of these courses will be delivered as synchronous, web-based courses.
430 - "Writing Nursing Test Questions"
(Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 10 AM - 1 PM Pacific Time)
This synchronous course will be delivered by Kathy Gaberson, PhD, RN, CNOR, CNE, ANEF, Owner and Principal Nursing Education Consultant for OWK Consulting, and Wyetta Bontempo, Ph.D., Founder and Principal Consultant with Mountain Measurement, Inc.
Purpose
The goal of 430 - "Writing Nursing Test Questions" is to prepare educators to write assessment content (i.e., test items).
Learning Outcomes
The objectives of the course are as follows. Upon course completion, participants will be able to:
Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for Professional Development Assessment Series courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The number of contact hours awarded varies by course and is dependent upon the completion of course requirements, outlined on the Course Description pages. Certificates of completion are provided within one week of completing a Professional Development Course.
Facilitators Wanted:
Mountain Measurement is looking for experienced nurse educators to co-facilitate the following 3-hour web-based courses that will be offered in June 2024 as part of the Program Evaluation Series of the Mountain Measurement Professional Development Courses. More information on each course can be found on the course listing page.
Applicants must have extensive program evaluation experience in nursing pre-licensure education. An honorarium is provided to each facilitator.
Interested educators should submit a CV along with a letter of intent to [email protected] by Friday March 8, 2024.
With the transition to the online, interactive NCLEX® Program Reports, the metrics used in the Test Plan and Nursing Frameworks (formerly known as Content Dimension) sections of the Program Reports changed. This blog helps educators interpret the Test Plan and Nursing Frameworks sections by providing a table which translates program performance from logits to the previously used percentile rank reported in the old NCLEX® Program Reports.
Check out Mountain Measurement blog article, "Transitioning from the Old NCLEX® Percentile Ranks to Logits", written by Mountain Measurement founder and Pricipal Consultant, Wyetta Bontempo, PhD: https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/ncsbn/pages/blog016
The NCSBN® Performance Reports Support Center has compiled a list of common questions that nurse educators have asked which pertain to the new NCSBN® Performance Reports reporting platform and the improved NCLEX® Program Reports.
Check out Mountain Measurement blog article, "Common Questions about the Next Gen NCLEX® Program Reports": https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/ncsbn/pages/blog015
US and CA programs subscribing to the 2023-2024 NCLEX® Program Reports now have access to the analytics that describe their program's performance during the 2023 Q4 reporting period.
New for the 2023-2024 reporting year, subscribing programs receive access to all 7 reporting periods (when available), historic data and PDF/CSV exports. In addition, the NCLEX® Program Reports now include interactive tables and charts and the performance of graduates on Next Gen NCLEX® items related to each step of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.
To access your 2023-2024 NCLEX® Program Reports, go to the "Program Reports" dropdown menu at the top of the page and select "Access Next Gen NCLEX Program Reports."
For answers to commonly asked questions, check out Blog 015: "Common Questions about the Next Gen NCLEX® Program Reports".
Mountain Measurement, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2024 REx-PN® Program Reports for Canadian PN nurse educators are now available to purchase.
The REx-PN® Program Reports are online reports that provide a series of metrics about the performance of the graduates from a particular nursing education program. The Reports are created using the responses provided by a program’s graduates during their REx-PN® Examination administration and are the only source of information about the performance of a program’s graduates at the topic level which use actual REx-PN® Examination data.The REx-PN® Program Reports are designed to help nursing program administrators and educators understand how their graduates performed on the REx-PN® Examination at the topic level. They are a vital source of information for program evaluation and program improvement. Educators use the Reports to identify strengths and opportunities, track program growth, reform curriculum, and modify instructional methodology.
NCSBN® Performance Reports Support Center
Phone: (800) 261-6227
Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Pacific Time
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/ncsbn
Mountain Measurement, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Assessment Series of the Professional Development Courses will be offered this coming February, 2024. The Assessment Series is intended to provide educators and administrators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to design, develop, publish, administer and evaluate assessments for nursing students. Nursing faculty members and administrators are invited to participate.
Mountain Measurement, Inc.'s Synchronous Web-Based Assessment Series:
410 - Systematic Assessment Program Design for Nursing Education
(Monday, February 5, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)
420 - Assessment Design for Nursing Education
(Wednesday, February 7, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)
430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions
(Friday, February 9, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)
440 - Developing Clinical Judgment Questions for Next Gen NCLEX®
(Monday, February 12, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)
450 - Constructing, Publishing, Administering, Scoring and Evaluating Tests for Nursing Education
(Thursday, February 15, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)
Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for professional development courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The amount of contact hours awarded varies by course.
NCSBN® Performance Reports Support Center
Phone: (800) 261-6227
Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Pacific Time
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/ncsbn
