Progression Indicators Now Available in the Essentials Tool Kit
AACN is excited to announce the release of the progression indicators (PIs) to support the alignment of assessment strategies with the Essentials and competency-based education (CBE).
PIs, or behavioral performance indicators, are descriptive, observable behaviors that demonstrate a learner's growth toward attainment of each of the subcompetencies in the Essentials. The subcompetencies, as they were originally published in 2021, delineate the behaviors students can be expected to exhibit in entry- and advanced-level programs (Level 1 and Level 2, respectively), but are not all clearly defined.
To strengthen assessment and clarify expectations, the PIs were developed to be used as action-oriented markers that guide competency development across a program. View the Progression Indicators here!
Progression Indicators Workshop
AACN will be offering Designing Nursing Curricula for Competency-Based Education: The Role of Progression Indicators on Monday, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. ET. The session will explore how the PIs can be used to create consistent student assessment strategies. This webinar is free to AACN members and open for registration now. Dawn Mueller-Burke will be co-presenting with colleague Jaquelyn McMillian-Bohler, PhD, assistant professor, associate dean for academic innovation and evaluation, and director for educational excellence at Duke University School of Nursing, so please plan to join!
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Tool Kit and Teaching Resource Database
AACN's Essentials Implementation Tool Kit supports our transition efforts.
The Teaching Resource Database provides easy access to learning strategies, suggested resources, recommended content, and assessment measures for each domain. The database is regularly updated and has more than 100 peer-reviewed resources, including:
- Interactive Training App for Medication Dosage Calculation
- Readability Statistics to Evaluate Health Literacy
- Utilization of Big Data in Policy Generation
- Patient Pharmacology Analysis
- Interprofessional Simulation with Nursing and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Students Utilizing Theatre Students as Live Standardized Patients
- Classroom Activity to Illustrate the Labor Process for Nursing Students