HESI exams: An overview of reliability and validity

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 220-226

  Morrison, Susan ^a,b,d   Adamson, Carolyn ^b,d   Nibert, Ainslie ^a,b,d   Hsia, Susan ^c,d  

^a Health Education Systems Inc   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HESI   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum evaluation; HESI exams; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 7644230937     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200407000-00010     Document Type: Review

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