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3035-24: Measuring the Abstract in Competency-Based Curriculum 

This program will discuss PMHNP educator strategies for formative assessment of concepts and courses that are abstract and often difficult to measure. The importance of an iterative, collaborative, and introspective process will be discussed, and concrete recommendations will be clarified for educators to employ in their teaching for competency-based curricular design.

Presenter:  Katherine Pfeiffer, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS, PMHNP

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss strategies for using formative assessment of abstract concepts to measure the learning process.

Keywords:  Competencies, Education, Formative

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  January 15, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2027

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