title: Selecting Standardized Tests in Nursing Education.
abstract: Nursing faculty frequently utilize or consider the use of nationally standardized tests to evaluate nursing student performance and their potential to pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)(©) after graduation. There is little literature available to advise and guide nursing faculty in criteria to consider when selecting a standardized testing company to assess student readiness for NCLEX. The intent of this article is to share criteria to consider when evaluating a standardized test or testing program that has been gathered through an informal survey of faculty who are currently using standardized tests.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Faculty, Immaculata University, Manager Faculty Development, Elsevier. Electronic address: cherylmeern@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cheryl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Mee
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nurse Specialist, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Adjunct Faculty, Indiana Wesleyan University.
authors.forename: Virginia J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Hallenbeck
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013338:Students, Nursing
keywords: Attributes of standardized tests; Selection criteria; Standardized tests