Notices

Mountain Meausurement, Inc. is closed Monday, May 29, 2023 in honor of Memorial Day and will re-open on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 9:30 AM Central Time. Any emails and voicemails will be addressed at that time. Thank you!

The US and CA Editions of the 2022-2023 Q1 NCLEX^® Program Reports is now available. Please see the Editions Table for a full release schedule.

The US and CA Editions of the 2022-2023 Annual NCLEX^® Program Reports is now available. Please see the Editions Table for a full release schedule.

The US and CA Editions of the 2022-2023 Semi-Annual Spring NCLEX^® Program Reports is now available. Please see the Editions Table for a full release schedule.

Mountain Measurement, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Program Evaluation Series Professional Development Courses will be offered this June. The Program Evaluation Series is intended to provide educators and administrators with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to participate in and lead program evaluation activities at their organization. Nursing faculty members, administrators, and graduate students enroute to becoming educators are invited to participate.

310 - An Introduction to Program Evaluation

(Monday June 5, 2023 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)

320 - Designing and Conducting Program Evaluation Studies

(Wednesday June 7, 2023 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)

330 - Developing a Systematic Plan of Evaluation or Continuous Plan of Improvement that Integrates the NCLEX^® Program Reports

(Monday June 12, 2023 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)

340 - Using Mapping Techniques to Evaluate a Program

(Wednesday June 14, 2023 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)

350 - Evaluating Distance Learning Programs

(Friday June 16, 2023 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time)

Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for professional development courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The amount of contact hours awarded varies by course.

A new membership year has begun for Mountain Measurement's Professional Development Institutional Memberships. Nurse educators are now able to register their organization for a 2023-2024 membership. Faculty members affiliated with organizations that opt to purchase an Institutional Membership will receive unlimited access to the self-paced Mountain Measurement Professional Development Courses, as well as discounted access to the synchronous Professional Development Courses.

Program evaluation is more effective when all faculty members are involved. The institutional memberships provide a cost-effective way to enable all faculty members at your organization to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be active participants in the program evaluation process. Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for these courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The amount of contact hours awarded varies by course and is dependent upon the completion of all course requirements as outlined on the Course Description pages.

Institutional Memberships last one year (from April 1 through March 31), and the cost is determined by the number of students graduating from your organization during the prior year.

	Base Cost	Per Graduate Cost	Total Cost
Model	$1000	$3	$1000 + (# of grads x $3)
Example (80 graduates)	$1000	80 graduates * $3	$1,240

Nursing organizations that participate in the Annual Institutional Membership program receive the following:

• Access for all faculty to Mountain Measurement’s self-paced NCLEX^® Program Reports Professional Development Courses

  • 3 Introductory Series Courses
    • 101 - An Orientation to the NCLEX^® Program Reports
    • 102 - Understanding the Overall Performance of Your Candidates
    • 103 - Understanding the Topic Area Performance of Your Candidates
  • 2 Analysis Series Courses
    • 201 - The Basic NCLEX^® Program Reports Analysis Process
    • 202 - Analyzing The NCLEX^® Test Plan & Content Dimension Reports
  • 4 Frameworks Courses**
    • 221 - Using the NCLEX^® Test Plan to Dive Deeper into Your Program's NCLEX^® Program Reports Test Plan Performance
    • 222 - A Deep Dive into the NCLEX^® Program Reports Content Dimensions
    • 223 - Coding items to the NCLEX^® Test Plan & Content Dimensions
    • 224 - Focusing Your Program Improvement Efforts

** Course 221 will be available starting Summer 2023

• Early registration access as well as a 10% discount to all Mountain Measurement web-based synchronous Assessment & Program Evaluation Professional Development Courses

  • 5 Program Evaluation Courses
    • 310 - An Introduction to Program Evaluation
    • 320- Designing and Conducting Program Evaluation Studies
    • 330 - Developing a Systematic Plan of Evaluation or Continuous Plan of Improvement that integrates the NCLEX^® Program Reports
    • 340 - Using Mapping Techniques to Evaluate a Program
    • 350 - Evaluating Distance Learning Programs in Nursing
  • 5 Assessment Series Courses
    • 410 - Systematic Assessment Program Design for Nursing Education
    • 420 - Assessment Design for Nursing Education
    • 430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions
    • 440 - Developing Clinical Decision Making Questions for Next Gen NCLEX^®
    • 450 - Constructing, Publishing, Administering & Scoring Tests for Nursing Education

For more information about the Mountain Measurement Professional Development Courses and the Institutional Memberships, visit the Find Out More About page in the Professional Development section of the NCLEX^® Program Reports website.

Mountain Measurement is looking for an experienced nurse educator to co-facilitate a 3-hour, web-based course entitled “320 - Designing and Conducting Program Evaluation Studies.” This course is the second course in the Program Evaluation Series of the Mountain Measurement Professional Development Courses and will be delivered the first week in June 2023. More information about the course can be found at https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/nclex2/pages/320.

Applicants must have extensive program evaluation experience in nursing pre-licensure education with an emphasis on qualitative methods. An honorarium is provided to the facilitator.

Contact the Support Center, [email protected], to apply or inquire. Please include your CV, cover letter and any documentation of relevant experience.

Mountain Measurement reminds you that there is still a week left to register for the Assessment Series Professional Development Course, 450 - Constructing, Administering, Scoring & Evaluating Assessments for Nursing Education.

450 - Constructing, Administering, Scoring & Evaluating Assessments for Nursing Education
(Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 10 AM - 1 PM Pacific Time)

This synchronous course is being delivered by Daniel Wilson and Brian "Wyetta" Bontempo, Ph.D., Founder and Principal Consultant with Mountain Measurement, Inc.

Purpose The goal of 450 - Constructing, Administering, Scoring & Evaluating Assessments for Nursing Education is to prepare nursing educators to construct, publish, administer, score, and evaluate assessments in nursing. Learning Outcomes The objectives of the course are as follows. Upon course completion, participants will be able to: Follow a test blueprint. Construct a test to maximize validity, reliability, precision, and fairness. Publish a highly usable test. Administer a fair test that minimizes cheating potential and optimizes student performances. Score a test to produce valid, reliable, and usable scores. Provide useful feedback to students about their performance on a test. Evaluate the validity, reliability, precision, and fairness of a test. Please visit the Winter 2023 Assessment Series Course Notice for information on the other courses offered in January and February 2023. Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for the Professional Development Assessment Series courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The number of contact hours awarded varies by course and is dependent upon the completion of course requirements, outlined on the Course Description pages. Certificates of completion are provided within one week of completing a Professional Development Course. Phone: (800) 261-6227 Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Pacific Time Email: [email protected]  Website: https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/nclex2 Follow us on Social Media! You are receiving this email because you are registered with Mountain Measurement, Inc. to receive this mailing. If you do not wish to receive future notifications from the NCLEX® Program Reports, please go to https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/nclex2/users/profile and edit your preferences.

Mountain Measurement reminds you that there is still a week left to register for the Assessment Series Professional Development Course, 440 - Developing Clinical Decision Making Questions for Next Gen NCLEX^®.

440 - Developing Clinical Decision Making Questions for Next Gen NCLEX^®
(Thursday, February 9, 2023, 10 AM - 1 PM Pacific Time)

This synchronous course is being developed and delivered by a team of Mountain Measurement Professional Development Course faculty including Ainslie Nibert, PhD, RN, FAAN, Kathy Gaberson, Ph.D., RN, CNOR, CNE, ANEF, Tracey Stephen, PhD, MN, RN, CCSNE, and Wyetta Bontempo, Ph.D. More info about the faculty members teaching this course is available in the faculty section of the 'Find out more about' page.

Purpose The goal of 440 - Developing Clinical Decision Making Questions for Next Gen NCLEX® is to prepare nurse educators to develop test content to assess clinical decision making skills. Learning Outcomes The objectives of the course are as follows. Upon course completion, participants will be able to: Develop clinical decision making items using traditional item types. Describe the item types used by NCSBN on the next generation NCLEX®. Identify alternative item types to NCSBN's next generation NCELX® which may successfully assess clinical decision making. Develop clinical decision making items using alternative item types. Describe the scoring rubrics used by NCSBN on the nest generation NCLEX®. Develop scoring rubrics for alternative item types. Please visit the Winter 2023 Assessment Series Course Notice for information on the other courses offered in January and February 2023. Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for the Professional Development Assessment Series courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The number of contact hours awarded varies by course and is dependent upon the completion of course requirements, outlined on the Course Description pages. Certificates of completion are provided within one week of completing a Professional Development Course. Phone: (800) 261-6227 Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Pacific Time Email: [email protected]  Website: https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/nclex2 Follow us on Social Media! You are receiving this email because you are registered with Mountain Measurement, Inc. to receive this mailing. If you do not wish to receive future notifications from the NCLEX® Program Reports, please go to https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/nclex2/users/profile and edit your preferences.

Mountain Measurement's Support Center will be closed Monday, January 13th, 2023 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.