Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Department of Teacher Education, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
J Adv Nurs. 2021 May;77(5):2549-2560. doi: 10.1111/jan.14799. Epub 2021 Feb 21.
To develop and psychometrically test the Reasoning Skills (ReSki) test assessing undergraduate nursing applicants' reasoning skills for student selection purposes.
A methodological cross-sectional design was applied for the psychometric testing.
The ReSki test was developed as part of a wider electronic entrance examination. The ReSki test included a case followed by three question sections assessing nursing applicants' reasoning skills according to the reasoning process. Item response theory was used for psychometric testing to assess item discrimination, difficulty and pseudoguessing parameters. The ReSki test was taken by 1056 nursing applicants in six Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (28 May 2019).
In the development process, the expert evaluations indicated acceptable content validity. In the psychometric testing, the test reliability was supported by item variance, the theoretical structure was supported by the correlation coefficients and the applicant mean performance supported an acceptable overall test difficulty. The item response theory indicated variance between the items' difficulty and discrimination ranges. However, most of the wrong items failed at being functional distractors.
The ReSki test is a new and valid objective assessment of undergraduate nursing applicants' reasoning skills. The item response theory provided item-level information that can be used for further development of the test, especially related to the revisions needed for the distractor items to achieve the desired level of difficulty.
What problem did the study address? The assessment of nursing applicants' reasoning skills is suggested, but there is a lack of admission tools. What were the main findings? The results provided support for the reliability and validity of the ReSki test. Item response theory indicated the need for further item-level improvement. Where and on whom will the research have an impact? The results may benefit higher education institutions and researchers when developing a test and/or student selection processes.
开发并心理计量检验 Reasoning Skills（ReSki）测试，以评估本科护理申请人的推理技能，用于学生选拔目的。
心理计量测试采用了方法论的横断面设计。
ReSki 测试是作为更广泛的电子入学考试的一部分而开发的。ReSki 测试包括一个案例，随后是三个问题部分，根据推理过程评估护理申请人的推理技能。项目反应理论用于心理计量测试，以评估项目区分度、难度和猜测参数。ReSki 测试由六所芬兰应用科学大学的 1056 名护理申请人于 2019 年 5 月 28 日参加。
在开发过程中，专家评估表明具有可接受的内容效度。在心理计量测试中，项目方差支持了测试的可靠性，相关系数支持了理论结构，申请人的平均表现支持了可接受的总体测试难度。项目反应理论表明项目难度和区分范围之间存在差异。然而，大多数错误的项目都没有成为有效的干扰项。
ReSki 测试是一种新的、有效的本科护理申请人推理技能的客观评估方法。项目反应理论提供了项目级别的信息，可用于进一步开发测试，特别是需要对干扰项进行修订，以达到预期的难度水平。
该研究解决了什么问题？建议评估护理申请人的推理技能，但缺乏入学工具。主要发现是什么？结果为 ReSki 测试的可靠性和有效性提供了支持。项目反应理论表明需要进一步改进项目级别的内容。该研究结果将在何处以及对谁产生影响？当开发测试和/或学生选拔过程时，结果可能会使高等教育机构和研究人员受益。
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