Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education  2015;21(2):215-226

doi:10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.2.215

Development of Program Outcome Self-Assessment Tool in Korean Nursing Baccalaureate Education.

Hyun Kyoung KIM 1

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Keywords

Competency; Education; Learning outcome; Nursing students; Self-assessment

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop a self-assessment tool to evaluate program outcomes of nursing students in Korean nursing undergraduate education. METHODS: The instrument development process consisted of literature review, focus group interviews, and item validation. A total of 117 items were analyzed through content validity testing. Data was gathered from 302 nursing students in Korea and analyzed using SPSS 21.0. RESULTS: To construct validity, principal component analysis and Varimax rotation were used, and 12 factors, with a cumulative explanatory variance of 69.16%, were determined from 79 items. For internal consistency and reliability, Cronbach's alpha was .91. The half-split reliability results were .84 and .85, and the ROC curve showed an optimal cutpoint at 227. A five-point Likert scale was used for scoring. CONCLUSION: This instrument was found to have fair validity and reliability as a self-assessment tool for nursing student learning outcomes. Therefore, it can be used to evaluate program outcomes indirectly in nursing schools.