Proportion of Students Who Pass Term Paper

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(HESI). This instrument will be chosen for this study because it was developed by nurse educators and clinicians using the model for writing critical-thinking test items which requires application of clinical nursing judgment to determine correct responses. The psychometric property of the HESI exit exam has an estimated reliability coefficient (KR-20) of 0.951. The HESI Predictability Model (HPM), a proprietary mathematical model, is used to calculate all HESI scores. The quality of the instrument that helped to evaluate the utility of the instrument is that the researchers in selecting the instrument, wanted to investigate the validity of a computerized exam because such an instrument could provide immediate feedback of students' scores, secondly it was important that the exam be similar to the NCLEX-RN test blueprint, and finally cumulative reports should provide information that might be useful in evaluating nursing curriculum.


2. Evaluate the measurement tool addressing the following:

Is the tool congruent with your chosen theoretical approach for your study? Provide rationale for your answer including a brief summary of your theoretical framework.

It is hypothesized that the presence of case studies within the curricula will result in a larger proportion of passing grades in the HESI exit examination in comparison to schools that do not utilize case studies in their curricula. The HESI exit exam comprehensively assesses the knowledge attained by students in these nursing schools, and it is therefore an appropriate measure of the dependent variable and will be useful for the study.

The tool, which is the HESI exit exam, is congruent with the chosen theoretical framework. The conceptual framework used to develop.....

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