Quiz Development Strategies

Assessing student learning is a necessary and critical task of most learning experiences. Many tools are available that allow educators to easily create criterion-referenced tests and to gather important feedback. These tools can automatically grade and provide educators with summary data and other important statistics, saving time and a great deal of number crunching! Furthermore, such online tools allow students to complete assessments at a time and place that is convenient for them.
This week you examine quiz development strategies and websites that can help nurse educators create online assessments. Additionally, you explore online tools that you can use to evaluate and critique student learning experiences using rubrics
Learning Objectives
Students will:
* Create quiz questions that meaningfully align to learning objectives
* Evaluate challenges associated with online quiz development
* Evaluate technology as a means to facilitate quizzes
* Evaluate the alignments of quiz questions to learning objectives
* Construct a rubric that aligns to a lesson plan
* Evaluate the alignment of rubrics to learning objectives
Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Bristol, T. J., &Zerwekh, J. (2011). Essentials of e-learning for nurse educators. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company.
* Chapter 9, “E-Learning Assessment” (pp. 165–179)
 
Chapter 9 provides a brief description of each of the following e-learning assessments: rubrics, examinations, discussions, essays/papers, performance assessments, simulations/case studies, and portfolios.
 
HYPERLINK "http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2008.10.015" \o "Rubrics for clinical evaluation: Objectifying the subjective experience" \t "_blank"
Isaacson, J. J., & Stacy, A. S. (2009). Rubrics for clinical evaluation: Objectifying the subjective experience. Nurse Education in Practice, 9(2), 134–140.
This article describes how nurse educators can and should use rubrics to evaluate student progress in clinical environments.
HYPERLINK "http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php" \o "RubiStar" \t "_blank"
RubiStar. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
 
RubiStar is a fairly well-known website that allows educators to quickly and easily create rubrics. Educators may choose to access rubrics shared by other educators, modify general RubiStar templates, or create their own rubric. Though RubiStar does allow users to create and export templates without using the free registration, it is highly recommended that you create an account. This will allow you to save, review, and edit your rubrics.
HYPERLINK "http://p4cdn2static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_79451/File/Elmwood%20Park/director%20of%20testing/Rubrics_ToolsTips.pdf" \o "Rubric Tool Tips" \t "_blank"
Rubric Tool Tips.(n.d.). http://p4cdn2static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_79451/File/Elmwood%20Park/director%20of%20testing/Rubrics_ToolsTips.pdf
HYPERLINK "http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/posting.php?ID=932&search=general%20guidelines" \o "Stanford Center for Teaching Excellence" \t "_blank"
Stanford Center for Teaching Excellence. (n.d.). Tomorrow’s professor Msg. #932 general guidelines for developing multiple-choice items. Retrieved February 21, 2013, from http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/posting.php?ID=932&search=general%20guidelines
 
At this website, review the nine “General Guidelines for Developing Multiple-Choice Items.”
HYPERLINK "https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=2005030184&scope=site" \o "Educational innovations. Using scoring rubrics to facilitate assessment and evaluation of graduate-level nursing students" \t "_blank"
Truemper, C. M. (2004). Using scoring rubrics to facilitate assessment and evaluation of graduate-level nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 43(12), 562–564.
Optional Resources
HYPERLINK "/articles/861/the-thing-about-multiple-choice-tests-" \o "Learning Solution Magazine" \t "_blank"
Dickinson, M. (2012). The thing about multiple-choice tests. Learning Solution Magazine. Retrieved from /articles/861/the-thing-about-multiple-choice-tests-
HYPERLINK "http://edtechteacher.org/assessment/" \o "Assessing student learning" \t "_blank"
Edtechteacher. (n.d.). Assessing student learning. Retrieved February 21, 2013, from http://edtechteacher.org/assessment/
 
This website focuses on rubric creation for multimedia assignments. Use this website to explore numerous rubric examples.
HYPERLINK "/blog/designing-using-rubrics-andrew-miller" \o "Tame the beast: Tips for designing and using rubrics" \t "_blank"
Miller, A. (2012). Tame the beast: Tips for designing and using rubrics. Retrieved from /blog/designing-using-rubrics-andrew-miller
HYPERLINK "/" \o "Poll Everywhere" \t "_blank"
Poll Everywhere. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2013, from /
 
Poll Everywhere allows users to create multiple choice and free response polls. As a registered user (free for basic use), you will be able to create the five quiz questions needed for your Discussion assignment. Before selecting this website, click on Take the Tour and watch video tutorials on how to navigate this website.
HYPERLINK "/" \o "Survey Monkey" \t "_blank"
Survey Monkey. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2013, from /
 
Though titled “Survey” Monkey, this website allows you to create more than just basic surveys. This website allows you to design, collect, and analyze your quiz results. Free registration is required to create your quiz.
Discussion Topic 1: Creating Online Quizzes
You will be assigned to Discussion Topic Group 1 or 2 to post your initial assignment and will be posting your responses to your colleagues in the other Discussion Group. For example, students assigned to Discussion Topic 1 will be posting their initial assignment in the Discuss...