Date of Graduation

1997

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Type

EdD

College

College of Education and Human Services

Department

Not Listed

Committee Chair

Robert Bickel

Committee Co-Chair

Lynne Welch

Committee Member

Linda Spatig

Committee Member

Giovanna Morton

Committee Member

John Andes

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to determine how well academic, demographic, and programmatic variables could explain and predict variation in graduate performance on NCLEX-RN in one baccalaureate nursing program. The study specifically sought to address the void in empirical research in the area of programmatic variables predictive of NCLEX-RN performance. The study also investigated whether the changes made in NCLEX-RN from a paper-and-pencil test to computer adaptive testing (CAT), which was initiated in 1994, could help explain variations experience in program pass rate between 1990 and 1996. The population was composed of 360 May and June graduates from one baccalaureate nursing program. The research method used in this study was an archival survey. Analysis of t-tests and z-tests showed that the two outcome groups (pass group and fail group) differed significantly (p {dollar}

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