Primary trait analysis: student, course, and program assessment.
In higher education, primary trait analysis (PTA) typically involves identifying specific behaviors or characteristics that are intrinsic to determining the quality of the work produced. Implications for the use of PTA in nursing education are many. Analysis of group PTA data across the curriculum has the potential to strengthen curriculum and streamline program assessment. Using PTA for student evaluation provides faculty with clear guidelines for student evaluation and students with a clear understanding of performance expectations.
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Mansfield, PA 16933, USA. jsheehe@mansfield.edu
Janeen Bartlett
JB
Sheehe
Lois
L
Schoener
D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000379:methods; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013850:Thinking