title: Collaborative testing: an innovative approach to test taking.
abstract: Collaborative testing was used with second semester associate degree nursing students during their fluid and electrolyte content to enhance collaboration and joint problem solving. Student nurses were randomly assigned a partner and allowed to change answers to test questions for 10 minutes at the end of the exam. Outcomes included an increase in student comprehension and test scores with decreased test anxiety.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003, USA. mitchell3@earthlink.net
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melton
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011340:Problem Solving; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance