A Comparison Study of the Effect of Type of Grading on Clinical Simulation Performance

The purpose of this study was to determine whether student performance in a simulation varied according to which grading method was used: pass/fail versus numerical grading with calculation into a course grade. Results showed that student performances were not significantly different when the pass/f...

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Published in:Nursing education perspectives 2018-05, Vol.39 (3), p.167-168
Main Authors: Reising, Deanna L, Carr, Douglas E, Gindling, Sally, Barnes, Roxie, Garletts, Derrick, Ozdogan, Zulfukar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic grading
Attitude
Clinical Experience
Computation
Education, Nursing
Educational Change
Educational evaluation
Educational Measurement
Faculty Workload
Grading
Humans
Learning
Longitudinal Studies
National Surveys
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing schools
Nursing Students
Pass Fail Grading
Simulation
State Surveys
Student Evaluation
Student Motivation
Students
Teaching Methods
Teams
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to determine whether student performance in a simulation varied according to which grading method was used: pass/fail versus numerical grading with calculation into a course grade. Results showed that student performances were not significantly different when the pass/fail graded group was compared to the numerically graded group, even though students knew which grading schema would be used in their evaluation. The study challenges the opinion that students perform better when they know that they will be numerically graded in simulation.
ISSN:1536-5026
1943-4685
DOI:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000294