Nurse Educ. 2023 Aug 25. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001508. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Nursing faculty may have concerns about unfair advantages and inflated examination grades when students take an examination late.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to compare make-up examination scores with on-time examination scores to determine whether scores were higher in students who took an examination late.
METHODS: A descriptive, comparative study using retrospective examination scores from a large nursing program was analyzed. Late examination scores were compared with the student’s individual on-time examination average and the class’s average of on-time examination scores.
RESULTS: A total of 156 examinations were taken late. There were no statistically significant differences between students’ late examination scores when compared with the student’s on-time examinations or the class average of the examination.
CONCLUSION: Students do not appear to gain an advantage when taking an examination late. Findings may assist faculty in developing policies for taking make-up examinations.
PMID:37647528 | DOI:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001508
