ATI NurseLogic 2.0 Testing and Remediation

A student is preparing to answer an ordered response item on a computer-based exam regarding the order in which a procedure should be performed. Which of the following actions would be appropriate to use on this type of item? a. Drag and drop each option from the left box into the right box. b. Use the arrow buttons to reorder the options in the ordered list box. c. Move only the options that are part of the sequence into the ordered list box. d. Mentally visualize the procedure before answering the item. e. Expect partial credit to be given for options that are in the correct order

a, b, d It would be appropriate for the student to drag and drop each option from the left box into the right box, use the arrow buttons to reorder the options in the ordered list box, and mentally visualize the procedure before answering the item. All of the options provided should be moved to the ordered box even if some of the required actions are missing from the list. And all of the options must be in the correct order for the item to be marked as correct; partial credit is not given.

A student is actively participating in a nursing lecture. Which of the following actions by the student would be consistent with actively participating in lecture? a. Sitting on the front row of the class b. Making a notation about content that was emphasized by the lecturer c. Sitting near friends d. Checking school e-mail on the computer during lecture e. Asking the lecturer questions about content in the assigned reading

a, b, e Sitting on the front row of the class, making a notation about content that was emphasized by the lecturer, and asking the lecturer questions about content in the assigned reading are all examples of actively participating in lecture. Sitting near friends can be distracting and checking e-mail takes the student's attention away from the lecturer.

Which of the following is an example of a priority setting question? a. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first to prevent injury? b. Which of the statements made by the client would indicate a need for further teaching? c. Which of the following laboratory values are consistent with metabolic acidosis? d. During an anaphylactic reaction, the nurse should have which of these medications available?

a. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first to prevent injury? "Which of the following actions should the nurse take first to prevent injury" is a priority setting question because it contains the key word, first. "Which of the statements made by the client would indicate a need for further teaching" is an example of a negatively worded question. "Which of the following laboratory values are consistent with metabolic acidosis" and "during an anaphylactic reaction, the nurse should have which of these medications available" are examples of positively worded questions.

A student is preparing to answer a hot spot item that asks the student to click on the location of a client's appendix. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding identification of the location of the appendix on a image of a client? a. It will be on the right side of the image. b. It will be on the left side of the image. c. The student should only click on the area in which the correct spot is located. d. The hot spot that is double clicked will be recorded as the selected spot.

b. It will be on the left side of the image. The location of the appendix on the graphic of a client will be on the left side of the image. The image should be reviewed as if client in the image was lying in bed in front of you, which would place the appendix on your left even though the appendix is in the lower right quadrant of the client's abdomen. The student should click on several areas of the image to make sure all of the potential areas have been revealed. And a hot spot is not recorded as selected until the student clicks the "next" button and moves to the next page or item.

A student has answered an item that has an audio clip without listening to the clip. Which of the following will occur when the student tries to move on to the next item? a. The next item will appear. b. The student will be restricted from moving to the next item. c. The audio clip will automatically play for the student. d. The student will receive a warning box that indicates the test may be terminated.

b. The student will be restricted from moving to the next item. The student will be restricted from moving to the next item until the audio clip has been played. The next item will not appear until the clip has been run but the student must run the clip, it will not automatically play. The student's test will not be terminated but the student will be unable to progress further in the test until the audio clip has been played.

A student is preparing to enter his answer to a fill-in-the-blank calculation item. The answer is to be recorded to one decimal place and the unit of measure is provided. Which of the following would be the appropriate way to enter one half of a milliliter as the answer? a. .50 b. .5 c. 0.5 d. 0.5 mL

c. 0.5 The appropriate way for a student to enter one half milliliters as his answer to a fill-in-the-blank calculation item is 0.5. The answer needs to have a zero before the decimal point. The answer .50 provides a two decimal place answer and the unit of measure is not needed because it is provided.

When coding the options of a multiple choice item, which of the following symbols should be placed next to an option that is possibly correct? a. - b. + c. ? d. /

c. ? When coding the options of a multiple choice item, the symbol that should be placed next to an option that is possibly correct is a question mark. A minus sign should be placed beside an option that is probably incorrect; a plus sign should be placed next to an option that is probably correct, and a forward slash is not used in the coding system for multiple choice items.

Which of the following parts of an item is the term given to an option that is incorrect? a. Key b. Scenario c. Distractor d. Question

c. Distractor The term given to the part of an item that is an incorrect option is a distractor and is written in such a way as to distract a student from the correct option. The key is the correct answer to the item's question. The scenario is the first part of the stem that describes a client care related situation. The question is the last part of the stem and gives the student a question to answer based on the client care related problem posed in the scenario.

A student is actively reading the assigned pages from his textbook. Which of the following actions by the student is consistent with active reading? a. Skimming a chapter in a textbook b. Asking questions in class c. Highlighting key words while studying d. Scheduling time for reading class assignments

c. Highlighting key words while studying Highlighting key words while studying is an example of active reading. The student is actively involved in reading the content by highlighting key words. Taking notes while reading would be another method of actively reading. Skimming a chapter in a textbook, asking questions in class, and scheduling time for reading class assignments are related to study habits and learning strategies but are not examples of active reading.

A student is discussing with a classmate the differences between course exams and standardized exams. Which of the following statements by the student would indicate the student is unfamiliar with their differences? a. The score achieved on a standardized exam may be reported as the percent correct. b. Standardized tests are reviewed by psychometricians before they are released. c. Faculty may use software that performs an item analysis of their test items. d. Course tests are based on a nationally developed test plan.

d. Course tests are based on a nationally developed test plan. Course tests are based on a nationally developed test plan is an incorrect statement. Course tests are usually based on a faculty developed test plan that is consistent with the content in the course and the course objectives. The score achieved on a standardized exam may be reported as the percent correct as well as a percentile or predictor of success score. Standardized tests are reviewed by psychometricians as well as content experts and an editorial staff before they are released. And finally, faculty may use software that performs an item analysis of their test items so items that are performing poorly can be revised.