title: Course-embedded assessment in Korean nursing baccalaureate education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to evaluate the program outcome in nursing baccalaureate in Korea. The analysis based on course embedded assessment. The concrete objectives were establishment of program outcome assessment, confirmation of student competency through weighting of program outcomes, and using the results of the evaluation in the circular feedback process in a nursing school in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted with a nursing education curriculum in a Korean nursing school. Data were collected through 28 students' program outcome measurement from January 2013 to December 2014. Data were analyzed using a pairwise comparison method and analytic hierarchy process.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 1 to 3 direct and indirect assessment tools and for each program outcomes and each tool had measurable rubrics. There were 1 to 3 direct assessment tools for each program outcome, and each tool had measurable rubrics. This model derived rank of program outcomes from "care integration" to "global perception" through weight calculation. All direct assessment results were over 70%. The indirect assessment results were over the cutoff except for program outcomes 4 and 7.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Each step of course embedded assessment was adaptive in nursing program outcome measure. The achievement of learning outcome provided reasonable tools for faculty and students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Doowon Technical University, Anseong, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Kyoung
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2782-108X
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009726:Nurses; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching
keywords: Assessment; Curriculum; Learning outcome; Nursing