title: Effects of Double Testing on course grades in an undergraduate nursing course.
abstract: Testing can measure students' knowledge levels, identify learning deficits, and correct knowledge errors. This article describes an analysis of a Double Testing approach to evaluating student knowledge. Under this approach, each student takes course examinations twice, first individually and then with a group of classmates. Students' final test grades are the average of their individual and group examination scores. Using the Double Testing approach, students' test scores and final course grades increased.
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs, School of Nursing, Orlando, Florida 32816-2210, USA. wink@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wink
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*