Want to increase your assessment competencies as a nurse educator?
Interested in learning how to administer test items that assess critical thinking?
Want to extend your nursing education online?

Critical thinking is a skill that nursing faculty hope to pass on to their students. By learning to write items that assess higher level thinking, nursing professors can go beyond the basics of Test Development and Item Writing. Developed by the experts who manage the content and item writing for the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® examinations, this course builds on your existing nursing instructor guides as you learn to convert test questions to higher-level items.

You will receive six weeks of unlimited, 24-hour access to the course and receive 15.6 contact hours for only $156! Add to your Nursing Educator credentials by signing up today!

Designed for Busy Nursing Faculty and Nursing Faculty Educators

Learning the principles that guide testing can make a big difference in how skillfully, quickly and confidently you can build an examination. By learning the principles of higher-level test item construction, you'll master these course objectives:

Understand the foundations for writing higher-level items.
• Integrate assessment of critical thinking into course design.
• Utilize content classification/taxonomy criteria in item design.
• Judge components of a well-designed item.
• Apply criteria for writing and critiquing higher-level items.
• Use criteria to convert good items to higher-level items.

Learning References that Build on Your Nursing Instructor Resources:

• Learn the higher-level item writing process through a series of lessons guided by Content Associates within the NCLEX Examinations department of NCSBN
• Access related online sources of information with "Links To Knowledge."
• Guide yourself through the course and complete assignments at your leisure in the self-paced class format. Access the Assessment of Critical Thinking course syllabus here (PDF 88kb).
• Clarify terms in the built-in glossary.
• Utilize the comprehensive reference section with online links.
• Reinforce your learning by completing interactive workbook exercises.
• Gain insight into what you have learned through personal feedback from the instructor on your final exam. Score 75% or above to receive your contact hours.

Purchasing Information for Nursing Professors

Our online course, developed exclusively for nursing educators, is only $156 for six weeks of unlimited access to the course materials. Sign up for Assessment of Critical Thinking.

Group Registration Discounts Available

You’ll receive a 10% discount off the course tuition if 10 or more courses are purchased at one time (just $140.40 per participant).
Find out how to enroll large groups using a credit card, check or purchase order.