The Role of the External Examiner in the Assessment of Clinical Practice.

Jinks, Annette M.; Morrison, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ553262

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Role of the External Examiner in the Assessment of Clinical Practice.

Jinks, Annette M.; Morrison, Paul

Nurse Education Today, v17 n5 p408-12 Oct 1997

Problems in the use of one-time external examiners to assess nursing students in clinical practice include overemphasis on individuals, lack of criterion referencing, input of clinical staff, halo effect, and cost. Continuous assessment, appropriately recorded, may be more satisfactory. (SK)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Evaluation Methods, Examiners, Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, Student Evaluation, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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