How the Selected Assessment Types support Cultural Competence and Fit Learners

The discussed assessment methods were chosen as guided by cultural competence and student learning styles. For example, a short question and answer session was chosen as it takes the form of both one-minute written responses and verbal participation (Billings & Halstead, 2018). This method, therefore, supports cultural competence and befits learners with different styles of learning since some students prefer writing while others prefer talking. The think-pair-share strategy ensures that the students can think within their cultural inclinations and share ideas with partners. This enables them to interact more and embrace each other’s cultural preferences hence promoting cultural competency (Billings & Halstead, 2018). The method is double-pronged as it allows both individual and group assessment hence addressing the different learning styles. The Muddiest point strategy is also important in addressing cultural diversity and different learning styles. It gives the students a chance to reflect on the areas they perceive as tough and challenging. It is worth noting that such areas of difficulty could be influenced by diversity. For example, cultural background and socioeconomic setup, for instance. In addition, this assessment strategy also takes into consideration the different learning methods preferred by students since it gives the students a platform to individually reflect on the challenging areas.

Summary

Nurse education and training is an essential part of patient care as competent and confident nurses offer appropriate levels of nursing care. Therefore, nurse educators need to understand effective strategies for delivering educational content, starting from goal setting and teaching strategies to assessment strategies. Therefore, this course plan has focused on designing an assessment strategy for a course touching on the cultural impacts on patients’ health and illness. Evidence-based teaching strategies to be used include collaborative learning, reflection, and simulation. In addition, assessment strategies identified include question and answer sessions, a think-pair-share strategy, and the muddiest point strategy. These strategies all support cultural competence and students with varied learning styles.

References

Akhtar, M., & Saeed, M. (2020). Assessing the Effect of Agree/Disagree Circles, Exit Ticket, and Think-Pair-Share on Students’ Academic Achievement at Undergraduate Level. Bulletin of Education and Research, 42(2), 81-96. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1280972

Billings, D. M., & Halstead, J. A. (2019). Teaching in Nursing e-Book: A guide for faculty. Elsevier Health Sciences.