NURS 5312 Week 3 Final Exam and All
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
What re the steps to planning a test? - Answer 1. purpose of test
2. type of test
3. create blueprint
4
Example of high stakes tests - Answer test that determine admission, progression,
graduation
Things that need to be considered about test? - Answer Understand how test was
developed, what constructs the test is measuring, validity/reliability, readability, presence of
linguistic or cultural bias
What are pretest used for? - Answer -determine readiness/placement
-Can help student organize what content is most important
What type of test is a practice test? - Answer Formative test
How does a practice test prepare students? - Answer Makes them apply learning
What type of tests are most common? - Answer Tests that are used to determine grades
Test that determine grades are what? - Answer Summative
Criterion-referenced tests: - Answer -Those that are constructed and interpreted according
to a specific set of learning outcomes.
-Useful for measuring mastery of subject matter
-Absolute standard set for grading purposes
-Typically used in nursing- goal of nursing is for all students to master content
-Often used in safety areas (drug dosage calc) **Standard of performance is high, regardless of
performance of other students.
Norm-referenced test: - Answer Constructed and interpreted to provide ranking of students.
Useful for measuring differential performance
, Examples: SAT, GRE
Purpose of test blueprint: - Answer Ensures tests serves intended purpose by
representatively sampling intended learning outcome/instructional content.
Step one of creating a blue print - Answer define learning outcomes to be measures
Step 2: - Answer determine instructional content to be evaluated and the weight to be
assigned to each area.
What type of test is normally used to determine cognotove domain? - Answer multiple
choice
What are the 2 types of blueprints: - Answer Can either make blueprint using learning
outcomes and content topics of course OR elements of the NCLEX
Selection types of questions: - Answer -T/F
-Matching
-Multiple response
-ordered-response
Supply type of questions - Answer -Fill in blanks
-Short answer
-essay questions
What type of questions should be used to assess coginitive domain? - Answer both can be
used
What affects selection? - Answer large class size may prohibit use of supply-type because
more time will be needed for grading.
If purpose of test is to assign grade, what level of difficulty? - Answer Moderate
If test is criterion referenced test? - Answer Difficulty should match level of learning
Norm referenced test? - Answer eliminate easy questions and use average-difficulty to
maximize differences among students
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
What re the steps to planning a test? - Answer 1. purpose of test
2. type of test
3. create blueprint
4
Example of high stakes tests - Answer test that determine admission, progression,
graduation
Things that need to be considered about test? - Answer Understand how test was
developed, what constructs the test is measuring, validity/reliability, readability, presence of
linguistic or cultural bias
What are pretest used for? - Answer -determine readiness/placement
-Can help student organize what content is most important
What type of test is a practice test? - Answer Formative test
How does a practice test prepare students? - Answer Makes them apply learning
What type of tests are most common? - Answer Tests that are used to determine grades
Test that determine grades are what? - Answer Summative
Criterion-referenced tests: - Answer -Those that are constructed and interpreted according
to a specific set of learning outcomes.
-Useful for measuring mastery of subject matter
-Absolute standard set for grading purposes
-Typically used in nursing- goal of nursing is for all students to master content
-Often used in safety areas (drug dosage calc) **Standard of performance is high, regardless of
performance of other students.
Norm-referenced test: - Answer Constructed and interpreted to provide ranking of students.
Useful for measuring differential performance
, Examples: SAT, GRE
Purpose of test blueprint: - Answer Ensures tests serves intended purpose by
representatively sampling intended learning outcome/instructional content.
Step one of creating a blue print - Answer define learning outcomes to be measures
Step 2: - Answer determine instructional content to be evaluated and the weight to be
assigned to each area.
What type of test is normally used to determine cognotove domain? - Answer multiple
choice
What are the 2 types of blueprints: - Answer Can either make blueprint using learning
outcomes and content topics of course OR elements of the NCLEX
Selection types of questions: - Answer -T/F
-Matching
-Multiple response
-ordered-response
Supply type of questions - Answer -Fill in blanks
-Short answer
-essay questions
What type of questions should be used to assess coginitive domain? - Answer both can be
used
What affects selection? - Answer large class size may prohibit use of supply-type because
more time will be needed for grading.
If purpose of test is to assign grade, what level of difficulty? - Answer Moderate
If test is criterion referenced test? - Answer Difficulty should match level of learning
Norm referenced test? - Answer eliminate easy questions and use average-difficulty to
maximize differences among students
