KING GEORGE’S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

K.G.M.U COLLEGE OF NURSING

SUBJECT: NURSING EDUCATION

ASSIGNMENT ON: CHECKLIST

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Mr. Migron Rubin Mr. Malay Rai

Clinical Instructor M.Sc. Nursing 1st Year

Submitted on:
 INTRODUCTION

Evaluation in education experience through careful appraisal as involve measurement but it is

different from it. The purpose of education aim is all round development of a student and not
nearly in parting knowledge to him. It is therefore necessary that teacher and educator should
be equipped not only with the subject matter and dynamic methods of teaching but also with
objectives and appropriate testing devices which will assess student ability many different
types of evaluation method have been observed.

 Checklists consist of a set of statements that correspond to specific criteria the answer
to each statement is either "Yes" or "No", or "Done" or "Not Done".
 In our personal lives, we constantly use checklists for things such as grocery shopping,
household chores, or preparing for a vacation.
 A student, a group of students or an entire class may use checklists.
 A checklist consists of a listing of steps, activities or behaviour which the observer
records when an incident occurs.
 A checklist is a type of informational job aid used to reduce failure by compensating
for potential limits of human memory and attention. It helps to ensure consistency and
completeness in carrying out a task. A basic example is the "to do list."
 While preparing a checklist teacher must keep in mind what kind of behaviour are
important to record and what kinds of objectives are to be evaluated.
 A checklist is a list of response categories that respondents check if appropriate.
 Checklist is a selected list of words, Phrases, Sentences and paragraphs following which
an observer records a check mark to denote a presence or absence of whatever is being
observed.
 A basic example is 'to do list'

MEANING

A checklist consists of a listing of steps, activities or behavior which the observer record when
an incident occur.

DEFINITION

Checklist is basically a method of recording categorically whether a behaviour or

characteristics is present or absent on which an action is taken or not.
 PURPOSES

 Systematic recording of observations

 Self-assessment
 To ensure consistency and completeness in carrying out a task Identify students'
instructional needs by presenting a record of current accomplishments.
 To gauge skill development or progress of students and educators.
 To document the development of the skills, strategies, attitudes, and behaviours that are
necessary for effective learning.

NEEDS

 To better organize assignments.

 To verify most important tasks easily.
 To reduce errors.
 To ensure consistency and completeness in working.
 To move quickly, be more efficient, and save time

CHARACTERISTICS

 It is precise.
 It is simple.
 It is easy to use.
 It eliminate mistakes.
 It prevents forgetting something important.
 It is used for evaluation of self and others.
 It is an instrument of observation.
 TYPES OF CHECKLIST

1. Sign System

The recorder makes no attempt to record how frequently any one sign is observed during a
period, only whether it was seen at all.

2. Category System

In this the observer must record every event within a pre specified domain that occurs during
the pre specified time period.

STEPS FOR PREPARATION A CHECKLIST

1. Use proper format. (Appropriate font size, well organised, neat in appearance)

2. Take knowledge of all aspects before preparing a checklist.

3. Categorise the checklist.

4. Avoid making errors. (No grammatical mistakes, no point repeated and skipped)

5. Focus on quality not length of the checklist.

ADVANTAGES

 Easy to construct and use. Align closely with tasks.

 Effective for self and peer assessment.
 Make learners aware of task requirements, allowing them to self-monitor progress.
 Useful for sharing information with parents and other stakeholders.
 Save time
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