Curriculum Evaluation Using Path Analysis.

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Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Schooley), College of Nursing, and Associate Professor (Dr Kuhn) of Statistics, Purdue University Northwest, Westville, Indiana; and Associate Professor (Dr Strahm), Department of Nursing, Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs.

Published: October 2018

The purpose of this study was to explore the application of path analysis to evaluate the curriculum model and provide guidance in course sequencing. Using statistical package R to add and subtract various path connections, the curriculum model was improved to a proposed curriculum model, which passed the exact-fit test (χ42 = 45.612, with P = .286 > .05). Path analysis provided an objective method to evaluate the curriculum model and course sequencing in the baccalaureate program under study, while informing possible placement of courses.

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