A Guide to Curriculum and Accreditation Mapping Using Examsoft Categories and Blueprint Features
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The document outlines a guide for utilizing ExamSoft's categories and blueprint features for curriculum and accreditation mapping in nursing programs. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration among faculty, organization of categories, and aligning assessment questions with accreditation standards. Key steps include developing unique categories, maintaining consistency, and ensuring that mapping ties into program outcomes and national standards.
A Guide to Curriculum and Accreditation Mapping Using Examsoft Categories and Blueprint Features
- 1. 1ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 ExamSoft Assessment Conference #ASSESS2015
- 2. 2 A Guide to Curriculum and Accreditation Mapping using ExamSoft© Categories and Blueprint Features Mary-Margaret Finney MSN, RN CNE Alisha H. Johnson RN MSN PCCN Texas State University
- 3. 3ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Objectives 1. Design categories specific to individual program needs 2. Construct a plan to implement the use of categories in their programs 3. Demonstrate how to create category folders in ExamSoft© for unique accreditation standards and course outcomes 4. Construct an exam blue print using the categories feature in ExamSoft©
- 4. 4ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Key Steps to make Mapping successful • Mapping takes time! – Lewis and Clark took 2 years • TEAM effort – All faculty need to buy in to the process • Limit Super-users – Mapping works best with controlled planning – Limit which faculty can create folders and categories
- 5. 5ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Who are you trying to Please? • Identify the key stake holders – College or School • Program and Course outcomes – University • SACS – State • Licensing Board • Special requirements for the profession – National • Requirements from a national body • Example: Nursing is CCNE or ACEN
- 6. 6ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Work Smarter/Not Harder • What are your goals for the use of mapping and categories? – You need to know were you are going in order to plan • What is already mapped? – Why redo what is already done – Over-mapping is a risk and creates confusion • Where does mapping live? – Testing committee – Curriculum committee
- 7. 7ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Organization • Use Folders to your advantage to stay organized • Sub-Folders are vital • Decide on a consistent method for naming Folders and Sub-Folders – Folder: Semester Sub-Folder 1: Master Course Name Sub-Folder 2: Semester – Individual exams
- 8. 8ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Sample of Questions Folders • We have labeled each question folder by semester at this point as we are actively building our data base and this provides a point of reference. • Remember that this is the “Questions” section and not the assessments
- 9. 9ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Questions or Assessments • Create a Question • Categories assigned to each question – Once finalized, Questions are grouped into Assessments • Blueprints are created once the Questions have been placed in an Assessment
- 10. 10ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Developing Categories • Identify how and where your curriculum is already mapped • Do not try to recreate what has already been mapped • Use Categories to tie everything together at the Question level • Make sure that your policy for Exam Soft explains how you have used Categories
- 11. 11ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Developing Categories • At the School of Nursing, Texas State University: Questions in exam soft are placed in Categories using – – NCLEXueprit – Nurigprce – Cureutce
- 12. 12ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Developing Categories • At the School of Nursing, Texas State University: Questions in exam soft are placed in Categories using – Bloom’s Taxonomy – NCLEX Blueprint – Nursing process – Course outcomes • Make your categories usable and relevant!
- 13. 13ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Sample Policy Statement • The philosophy of the SON is that course outcomes are mapped by the curriculum committee to all required Accreditation Standards (QESN, DECS, BSN Essentials, and Program Outcomes). • Therefore Course Outcome mapping in Exam Soft serves as a link between course assessment and accreditation standards.
- 14. 14ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 The Steps of Mapping Assessment Question • Starts the Process Blooms Taxonomy • Levels the Question • Meets BON Requirement NCLEX Blueprint • Specialty requirement Course Outcome • Links Program Evaluation Criteria Program Outcomes • Links to National Standards BSN Essentials/QUESN/D ECS • Exam Question now linked from lowest level to National Standards
- 15. 15ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Making Categories Work • Remember that Categories belong to your program • Clean up will be required • Get organized • Stay consistent • Focus
- 16. 16ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 What a Great ? Looks Like
- 17. 17ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 The Blueprint Category Path Category Name Number of Questions Percentage of Category Bloom Taxonomy03 - Application 03 - Application 26 43.00 Bloom Taxonomy04 - Analysis 04 - Analysis 21 35.00 Bloom Taxonomy05 - Synthesis 05 - Synthesis 12 20.00 NCLEXHealth Promotion and MaintenanceDevelopmental Stages and Transitions Developmental Stages and Transitions 18 30.00 NCLEXHealth Promotion and MaintenanceHealth Promotion- Disease Prevention Health Promotion-Disease Prevention 6 10.00 NCLEXHealth Promotion and MaintenanceHealth Screening Health Screening 1 1.00 NCLEXPhysiological IntegrityBasic Care and ComfortElimination Elimination 3 5.00 NCLEXPhysiological IntegrityBasic Care and ComfortNon- Pharmacological Comfort Interventions Non-Pharmacological Comfort Interventions 5 8.00 NCLEXPhysiological IntegrityBasic Care and ComfortNutrition and Oral Hydration Nutrition and Oral Hydration 2 3.00 NCLEXPhysiological IntegrityPharmacological TherapiesAdverse Effects-Contraindications-Side Effects-Interactions Adverse Effects-Contraindications- Side Effects-Interactions 7 11.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 11 4350 Course Outcome 11 9 15.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 12 4350 Course Outcome 12 1 1.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 3 4350 Course Outcome 3 41 68.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 5 4350 Course Outcome 5 48 80.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 6 4350 Course Outcome 6 18 30.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 7 4350 Course Outcome 7 3 5.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 8 4350 Course Outcome 8 20 33.00 NURS 4350 Course Outcomes4350 Course Outcome 9 4350 Course Outcome 9 8 13.00 Nursing Processes Nursing Processes 1 1.00 Nursing Processes01 - Assessment 01 - Assessment 16 26.00 Nursing Processes02 - Diagnosis 02 - Diagnosis 1 1.00 Nursing Processes03 - Planning 03 - Planning 14 23.00 Nursing Processes04 - Implementation 04 - Implementation 23 38.00 Nursing Processes05 - Evaluation 05 - Evaluation 8 13.00
- 18. 18ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 The Blueprint Analysis
- 19. 19ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015 Let’s Practice!!!!
Editor's Notes
- #9: I anticipate seeing the names change to just the Course and the Exam sequence.