Exploring the Evidence: Implementing Collaborative Testing into Nursing Education

Abstract

One assessment strategy available for implementation within nursing education programs is collaborative testing (CT). Despite it being used in education for decades, nursing education has been slow to adopt this active learning assessment strategy. CT is associated with increased clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills, and decreased test anxiety. The premise of this paper is multi-faceted. First, the sources and levels of evidence available when conducting research are discussed. Next, a literature review is conducted utilizing various levels of evidence available for collaborative testing. The strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the evidence and findings are analyzed. Finally, the recommendations associated with collaborative testing utilization within nursing education programs are presented.