National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment

1. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment NC CTE Educational Summer Conference July 23, 2008 Presenter: Kathy Turner Chairman, National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education

2. National Health Science  Career Cluster

3. NCHSTE The National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education (NCHSTE) is a national partnership of individuals and organizations with a vested interest in health science and technology education. Organized in 1991, its purpose is to stimulate creative and innovative leadership for ensuring a well prepared health care workforce. Primary strategies include fostering collaboration among educational agencies, the health care community, policy-making bodies, and labor.

4. What do we have in place?

5. National Health CareSkill Standards Foundation Standards Pathway Standards National Assessment Curricula Modules (coming soon) Standards and Accountability Criteria can be obtained at www.nchste.org

6. Foundation Standards Health Science Academic Foundation Communications Systems Employability Skills Legal Responsibilities Ethics Safety Practices Teamwork Technical Skills Information Technology Applications Health Maintenance Practices

7. Making Connections Career Pathways Biotechnology Research and Development Therapeutic Services Diagnostic Services Health Informatics Support Services

8. Health Science Standards & Accountability Criteria Determine �how good is good enough� Postsecondary and employer validation Establishes Performance Measures Assessments and Certificate Recognition

9. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment New Partner � New Look � New Assessment

10. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Nancy Allen, South Carolina Beverly Campbell, California Becky Davis, West Virginia Thalea Longhurst, Utah

11. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Extensive revision in 2007 Revised accountability criteria for clarity and appropriate cognitive level Revised existing items to match accountability criteria Wrote new items to ensure all criteria are tested Extensive validation process that involved independent and team review. �Performance Review� scheduled in Fall 2008

12. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment 100 Multiple Choice Questions Includes 5 beta test items that do not count towards student�s score Not Timed Immediate Results Feedback Registration Questions � Remember: Garbage in, garbage out. The more effort that is used to make sure student information is entered correctly, the better the ability to match data (or import into another program). Students can only select one answer � questions left unanswered are marked incorrect. Answers can be changed on any question until the SUBMIT button is clicked. The scroll bars at the side of the screen are used to navigate through the test. Once the test is submitted for scoring, the results are final. The test is not timed; however, most students should be able to complete the test within 1 hour. Within a few seconds of submitting, the student�s score and result will be displayed on the screen. Clicking on the link displays the student�s Coaching Report, which also shows how the student performed in each of the foundation skills.Registration Questions � Remember: Garbage in, garbage out. The more effort that is used to make sure student information is entered correctly, the better the ability to match data (or import into another program). Students can only select one answer � questions left unanswered are marked incorrect. Answers can be changed on any question until the SUBMIT button is clicked. The scroll bars at the side of the screen are used to navigate through the test. Once the test is submitted for scoring, the results are final. The test is not timed; however, most students should be able to complete the test within 1 hour. Within a few seconds of submitting, the student�s score and result will be displayed on the screen. Clicking on the link displays the student�s Coaching Report, which also shows how the student performed in each of the foundation skills.

13. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Academic Foundations 19% Communications 13% Systems 2% Employability Skills 16% Legal Responsibilities 8% Ethics 10% Safety Practices 18% Teamwork 6% Healthy Maintenance Practices 4% Technical Skills 4%

14. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Students who score 70% or higher will receive certification from NCHSTE that they have mastered the concepts, skills, and knowledge included in the National Health Care Foundation Skills

15. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Pre- and Post-Testing available for upcoming school year! Pre-testing begins August 1; available through October 1 Post-tests scheduled to meet site�s needs Tests cost $12 per administration

16. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment 3 Easy Ways to Order Tests Phone � (405) 743-5427 Fax � (405) 743-6885 Email � jnutt@okcareertech.org Methods of Payment: Credit Card Purchase Order

17. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment What about the data?? In July, each test center will be provided a group analysis of data for students who tested from their site and a comma delimited file of individual results.

18. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Questions About the assessment? Jennifer Nuttle, Assessment Manager CareerTech Testing Center (405) 743-5427 Jnutt@okcareertech.org

19. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Questions about NCHSTE? Kathy Turner, Board Chair National Consortium on Health Science & Technology Education (919) 855-3972 Kathy.turner@ncmail.org