This guide is for NURS 766 Week 2 Written Assignment 2, start to submission. The second written assessment, on item writing: draft and justify test items that measure your objectives.
NURS 766 is Advanced Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's PhD in Nursing. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS766; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 766 Advanced Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; answer each question in the Canvas instructions |
| Sources | McDonald chapters 3 and 4 and item-writing literature |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What NURS 766 Week 2 Written Assignment 2 asks for
Written Assignment 2 is due in Module/Week 2 with McDonald chapters 3 and 4, the same week as Quiz 1. The second focus on the guide's list is item writing. Worth 75 points.
Where it fits in NURS 766
In the published schedule, Written Assignment 2 is one of 11 graded written assignments in NURS 766. It follows Week 1 Written Assignment 1 and comes before Week 3 Written Assignment 3.
How NURS 766 Week 2 Written Assignment 2 is graded
Liberty grades Written Assignment 2 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 75 points in the published guide. That is about 7% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in NURS 766 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 960 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 766 Week 2 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Do the calculations first and check them. Interpretation built on a wrong figure loses more points than a missing paragraph.
Show the method
Say which method, formula or test you used and why it fits the question. Graders want to see that the choice was deliberate.
Report the results plainly
Report each result with its value and what it measures. Tables and figures help when they are labeled and referred to in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Explain what the results mean for the decision or question in NURS 766, in plain terms. The interpretation is where the analysis points are earned.
Name the limits
State what the analysis cannot tell you: assumptions, data limits, or what would change the answer.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Check which files Canvas expects (spreadsheet, output, written document) and that each is complete and labeled (Not set in the guide; answer each question in the Canvas instructions).
A structure for NURS 766 Week 2 Written Assignment 2
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | The objectives the items will measure. | ~120 words |
| Answers to the posed questions | One heading per question. | ~440 words |
| Sample items | Items with stems, options and the rationale for the key. | ~320 words |
| Conclusion | How you will review the items. | ~120 words |
A topic angle that works
Write each sample item with a clear stem, one correct answer and plausible distractors, then explain why each distractor is plausible. Distractor rationale is where item quality shows.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Stem: "A client with type 1 diabetes is shaky and diaphoretic, and the capillary glucose is 52 mg/dL. The client is alert and able to swallow. Which action should the nurse take first?" The key is "give 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrate." The distractors are plausible: "notify the provider" is a real action but not the first; "administer glucagon" fits severe hypoglycemia in a patient who cannot swallow; "recheck the glucose" delays treatment.1 Each distractor reflects a known error in prioritization.2
- A complete item.
- A rationale for each distractor.
- Ties distractors to common errors.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 766 Week 2
- Stems that give away the answer.
- Implausible distractors.
- Items that test reading rather than nursing.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; answer each question in the Canvas instructions
- Sources: McDonald chapters 3 and 4 and item-writing literature
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What is due in NURS 766 Week 2?
Written Assignment 2 and Quiz 1.
How many points is NURS 766 Week 2 Written Assignment 2 worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 766, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 7% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 766 Week 2 the same in every section of NURS 766?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 766. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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