%0 Journal Article %J Nurse Education %D 1996 %T Methodologic trends in the healthcare professions: computer adaptive and computer simulation testing %A Forker, J. E. %A McDonald, M. E. %K *Clinical Competence %K *Computer Simulation %K Computer-Assisted Instruction/*methods %K Educational Measurement/*methods %K Humans %X Assessing knowledge and performance on computer is rapidly becoming a common phenomenon in testing and measurement. Computer adaptive testing presents an individualized test format in accordance with the examinee's ability level. The efficiency of the testing process enables a more precise estimate of performance, often with fewer items than traditional paper-and-pencil testing methodologies. Computer simulation testing involves performance-based, or authentic, assessment of the examinee's clinical decision-making abilities. The authors discuss the trends in assessing performance through computerized means and the application of these methodologies to community-based nursing practice. %B Nurse Education %7 1996/07/01 %V 21 %P 13-4 %8 Jul-Aug %@ 0363-3624 (Print)0363-3624 (Linking) %G eng %M 8718152