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National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment

National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment. Jennifer Nuttle , Assessment Manager CareerTech Testing Center. What is the National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment?. Pre- and post-test Written assessment delivered online

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National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment

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  1. National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Jennifer Nuttle, Assessment Manager CareerTech Testing Center

  2. What is the National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment? • Pre- and post-test • Written assessment delivered online • Aligned to National Foundation Healthcare Skills Standards • Provides an indicator of competency of basic healthcare knowledge and skills

  3. Why use the National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment? Although it is not a right-to-work credential, the assessment: • Adds credibility by providing a national certification • Satisfies Carl Perkins requirements for technical skills assessments • Validates student mastery of fundamental healthcare knowledge and skills

  4. Who should take the test and when? • Pre-Testing should take place upon entrance into the health science education program • Post-Testing should occur as soon as possible after training is completed (students who complete in January may test mid–year). • Students who have completed training in health science technology education

  5. What does the test cover? National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment Test Content Topic nameNumber of questions Standard 1: Academic Foundation 19 Standard 2: Communications 13 Standard 3: Systems 2 Standard 4: Employability Skills 16 Standard 5: Legal Responsibilities 8 Standard 6: Ethics 10 Standard 7: Safety 18 Standard 8: Teamwork 6 Standard 9: Health Maintenance Practices 4 Standard 10: Technical Skills 4 Number of Questions on Assessment 100

  6. How was the test developed? • National committee of subject matter experts (SMEs) • Streamlined and clarified accountabilities in the National Healthcare Foundation Skills Standards • CTTC contracted with subject matter expert to write additional items to generally accepted test item writing guidelines • Panel of SMEs reviewed/revised existing and new test items • Piloted in Spring 2008

  7. Who has used the test? • In 2008-09, programs in 18 states (Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia) used the assessment • 14,671 total pre- and post-administrations (up 472% from 2007-08.

  8. How did students perform?

  9. How did students perform?

  10. Test Review/Validation • Reviewed annually by a national committee of subject matter experts (SMEs) • Review items for timeliness, bias (gender, ethnicity, and occupational), and applicability in all states • Ensure alignment between standards, accountability criteria, instructional supplements, and assessment

  11. Comments from users? • 30% rated test content “just right”; 70% rated content “too hard”. (None said it was too easy). • 65% of testing sites felt that the assessment/certification added value to their training programs; 17% weren’t sure yet

  12. Questions? Contact: Jennifer Nuttle, Assessment Manager CareerTech Testing Center (405) 743-5427 jnutt@okcareertech.org

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