title: Collaborative testing as a learning strategy in nursing education: a review of the literature.
abstract: Nurses are important members of a patient's interprofessional health care team. A primary goal of nursing education is to prepare nursing professionals who can work collaboratively with other team members for the benefit of the patient. Collaborative learning strategies provide students with opportunities to learn and practice collaboration. Collaborative testing is a collaborative learning strategy used to foster knowledge development, critical thinking in decision-making, and group processing skills. This article reviews the theoretical basis for collaborative learning and research on collaborative testing in nursing education.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota, USA. ssandahl@css.edu
authors.forename: Sheryl S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sandahl
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012107:Research Design; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking