Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01413, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Parsons, John (George Brown College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The Achieve Group of Companies (PharmAchieve /NurseAchieve) are among Canada's largest health care training companies_x000D_
with 5 full time employees and some 250 contractors hired annually cross Canada. PharmAchieve have demonstrated product and_x000D_
technology leadership in standardized exam preparation for pharmacy students across Canada. The NCLEX-RN, although_x000D_
developed in the US, is an end of training examination that every Canadian nurse must pass to begin practice as an entry-level_x000D_
registered nurse (RN). PharmAchieve is extrapolating the technology and knowledge acquired through their development of_x000D_
pharmacy exam materials to work with a team of experienced nurses to develop Canadian nursing preparatory materials related to_x000D_
NCLEX-RN content with the goal of improving Canadian nursing students success rates in the exam. Their preparatory program,_x000D_
called NurseAchieve, includes reviewing and evaluating students performance, practice test questions, as well as Computer_x000D_
adaptive testing (CAT) that tailors both the difficulty and number of items to an examinee. Video lectures will complement this_x000D_
preparatory material. The goal of the present research is to test, validate and enhance the NurseAchieve product. This program of_x000D_
research will provide PharmAchieve with the independent user-testing evaluation of their completed preparatory material. The_x000D_
usability and validation phases of this project will set the stage for potential follow-on research also on predictive analysis. These_x000D_
sequential phases will ultimately enable the Achieve Group of Companies to demonstrate if engagement in NurseAchieve_x000D_
preparatory materials relate to NCLEX-RN students success, to improve the product, and provide a validated basis for marketing_x000D_
their product to nursing graduates., program purpose french : The Achieve Group of Companies (PharmAchieve /NurseAchieve) are among Canada's largest health care training companies_x000D_
with 5 full time employees and some 250 contractors hired annually cross Canada. PharmAchieve have demonstrated product and_x000D_
technology leadership in standardized exam preparation for pharmacy students across Canada. The NCLEX-RN, although_x000D_
developed in the US, is an end of training examination that every Canadian nurse must pass to begin practice as an entry-level_x000D_
registered nurse (RN). PharmAchieve is extrapolating the technology and knowledge acquired through their development of_x000D_
pharmacy exam materials to work with a team of experienced nurses to develop Canadian nursing preparatory materials related to_x000D_
NCLEX-RN content with the goal of improving Canadian nursing students success rates in the exam. Their preparatory program,_x000D_
called NurseAchieve, includes reviewing and evaluating students performance, practice test questions, as well as Computer_x000D_
adaptive testing (CAT) that tailors both the difficulty and number of items to an examinee. Video lectures will complement this_x000D_
preparatory material. The goal of the present research is to test, validate and enhance the NurseAchieve product. This program of_x000D_
research will provide PharmAchieve with the independent user-testing evaluation of their completed preparatory material. The_x000D_
usability and validation phases of this project will set the stage for potential follow-on research also on predictive analysis. These_x000D_
sequential phases will ultimately enable the Achieve Group of Companies to demonstrate if engagement in NurseAchieve_x000D_
preparatory materials relate to NCLEX-RN students success, to improve the product, and provide a validated basis for marketing_x000D_
their product to nursing graduates., agreement title english : An Evaluation of NurseAchieve: Preparing Canadian Nursing Students to Write the NCLEX-RN Exam, agreement title french : An Evaluation of NurseAchieve: Preparing Canadian Nursing Students to Write the NCLEX-RN Exam, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-22, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada