Roles and responsibilities of educators in formative and summative evaluation of student

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the roles and responsibilities of educators in formative and summative evaluation of students’ nursing both in the classroom setting and clinical settings. It aids both experienced and new educators to become more effective instructors in the delivery of their roles to students, interns and newly employed nurses while maintaining the standard of Nursing & Midwifery in the academic and clinical settings. The paper discussed vast literature surrounding the phenomena of evaluation in nursing education and practice. The paper enlightens the concept of evaluation, steps in the evaluation processes, evaluating strategies for effective learning and teaching, roles and responsibilities of educators in the summative and formative evaluation and benefits of evaluation. Recommendations made in the paper are; - employing different evaluation tactics for effective teaching and learning practice, developing a complete grasp of a student's requirements and abilities, employing a range of data sources and creating precise and useful questions within the course's curriculum.