Keywords

Classroom performance system, Nursing education, Program evaluation

 

Authors

  1. GRIMES, CORINNE PhD, RN, CNE
  2. JOINER ROGERS, GLENDA PhD, RN, CNS
  3. VOLKER, DEBORAH PhD, RN, AOCN
  4. RAMBERG, ELIZABETH MSN, RN

Abstract

Many students who enter accelerated nursing programs have not been exposed to the analysis, prediction, and decision-making skills needed by today's RN. To foster practice with complex concepts in the classroom and to give teachers immediate feedback about student in-class mastery of core material, use of an audience participation system within the classroom may be useful. This article reports the implementation of a classroom performance system and the results ofa program evaluation project designed to capture the system's impact on student and faculty satisfaction and student learning outcomes. Project results and implications for further work are presented.