The framework, concepts and methods of the competency outcomes and performance assessment (COPA) model

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Lenburg, Carrie B ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c King College   (United States)

^d New York Regents Coll Ext D   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competence; Competency based; Evaluation; Nursing education; Performance examinations; Testing concepts

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SKILL; STUDENT; THINKING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WRITING;

EID: 0003300617     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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