Progression Indicator Guides

These videos provide an overview of the progression indicators and how they can be used to develop transparent and consistent student assessment processes. The progression indicators and their associated sub-competencies can be viewed in the Essentials tool kit.



Progression Indicators:
An Overview

In this video, Drs. Bimbola Akintade and Cynthia O'Neal from AACN's Assessment Expert Working Group introduce the progression indicators and how incorporating them into nursing curricula can improve competency assessment strategies.

PI Overview

Clarifying Expectations and Advancing Competency With PIs

Dr. Mary Fey discusses the importance of aligning descriptive, observable behaviors with the Essentials sub-competencies for student assessment.


 

Clarifying Competency Expectations



Clustering Competencies During Assessment

Dr. Dana Tschannen provides an overview of how faculty can cluster Essentials competencies to ensure alignment throughout program curricula.

 

Clustering Examples