title: Factors Influencing Nursing Student Self-Assessment in Relation to Instructor Assessment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Self-assessment in nursing education is a ubiquitous tool for developing independent learners and critical thinkers. However, self-assessment may be influenced by both demographic and perceptual factors, making it far more complex than students or instructors realize.
  
  
  METHODS
  A demographically heterogeneous group of nursing students (N = 322) was asked to evaluate their performance of a standard clinical procedure-the insertion of a needle into a peripheral vein of an arm simulator; their assessments were compared with those of an instructor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Self-assessment is influenced by gender, age, and faith. When student and instructor assessments were compared, a mismatch was found for gender and faith. In addition, a significant positive correlation was found between evaluation mismatch and self-efficacy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of self-assessment, commonly considered an effective tool for teaching skills in general, and clinical work in particular may be skewed by both demographic and perceptual factors. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(2):70-76.].
authors.forename: Salam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadid
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult