title: Evaluating a conceptual model-based assignment.
abstract: Although all faculty evaluate student assignments, fewer tackle the difficult issue of evaluating its actual usefulness. Wanting to know how their undergraduate community health nursing students were understanding and using a conceptual model in clinical practice, the authors used student journal assignments to evaluate learning and application of the model. They discuss the project's outcomes and subsequent strategies implemented to enhance their own understanding of the model and facilitate improved student learning.
authors.affiliation: Intercollegiate College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99224, USA. jkatz@wsu.edu
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Purath
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bayne
authors.forename: Laura Wintersteen
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Arleth
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McFadden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018672:Community Health Planning; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015205:Northwestern United States; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking; D014956:Writing