Chapter 10

Measurement and Evaluation

“Anything not understood in more than one way is not understood at all.”

—Unknown

1. INTRODUCTION

Evaluation is an essential part of teaching learning process. In educational setting it is the process of judging the effectiveness of experience through careful and systemic appraisal. It is the most crucial although most neglected part of nursing education as well as nursing care provided by nurses. It is the only way by which a teacher can know how much successful his or her teaching was, what areas in teaching need improvement, etc. Similarly, a student can know at which position he or she stands in the crowd of students, what are his or her learning difficulties and so on. Evaluation is also necessary ...

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