Indiana University Kokomo
School of Nursing
TITLE: ATI Policy for Testing, Remediation, and Program Evaluation
POLICY NO: SON-CU-11
RESPONSIBLE COMMITTEE: Evaluation/Council of Nursing Faculty
TARGET GROUP: Students
PLACEMENT: BSN Student Handbook
REVISION/REVIEWED April 2015
ATI Policy for Testing, Remediation, and Program Evaluation
What is ATI?
ATI stands for Assessment Technologies Institute, and ATI offers an AssessmentDriven Review (ADR) program designed to increase student pass rates on the nursing
licensing exam and lower program attrition.
IU Kokomo uses ATI as a comprehensive program from the sophomore year to
graduation.
Used as a comprehensive program, ATI tools can help students prepare more
efficiently, as well as increase confidence and familiarity with content.
The ATI program includes books, Nurse Logic, Learning Systems, online practice and
proctored testing over the major content areas in nursing. It also includes testing of
indicators of academic success in nursing school, critical thinking, and provides a
comprehensive prediction of how well a student will perform on the NCLEX state board
exam.
The ATI books are to supplement the course content and enhance student learning.
They are not to replace the course textbooks.
How the ATI Test Counts in the Course Grade
Twenty percent of the course grade will be the performance score on Content Mastery
Tests, the Medical Surgical 1 & 2 Assessments, and the Sophomore Pharmacology
Assessment.
If there are two Content Mastery ATI tests in a particular course, each will account for
10% of the grade for a total of 20% of the course grade. The Critical Thinking Test
does not count in the course grade.
ATI Testing for Competence in Major Nursing Courses
Students in the undergraduate nursing major will be required to take ATI competency
tests pertaining to each of the major courses/content areas throughout the curriculum.
The ATI test(s) will be given toward the end of each Nursing course. The tests could be
scheduled outside of lecture class time and the student is required to attend. Testing
will be done on the student’s personal laptop, will be proctored, and the testing schedule
will be provided.
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COURSE NUMBER AND
PLACEMENT
ATI TESTS PLANNED: ALL ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH COURSE GRADE
UNLESS NOTED BELOW
Sophomore 2
B249
Critical Thinking Entrance Test (not
associated with a grade)
B248
Fundamentals Test
B216
*Sophomore Pharmacology Assessment
Junior I
H353 Alterations in Health 1
*Medical Surgical 1 Assessment
H351 Alterations in NeuroPsychological Health
Junior II
H361 Alterations in Health 2
H363 Developing Family
Mental Health Test
*Medical Surgical 2 Assessment
Nursing Care of Children Test &
Maternal Newborn Test
Senior I
S472 Health of the Community
Community Health Test
S470 Restorative Health
Comprehensive Adult Medical Surgical Test
Senior II
S485 Professional Growth &
Empowerment
Critical Thinking Exam (not associated with a
grade)
S481 Nursing Management
Leadership Test
S482 Nursing Management
Practicum
Comprehensive Pharmacology
S483 Capstone
Comprehensive Predictor Test
Virtual ATI (Must obtain the Green Light to
complete S483).
*In B216, H353, and H361; the course faculty use the ATI test bank to create
an ATI test for these courses. A proficiency level is not printed on your ATI result
sheet so these courses will use the scales found in the respective course syllabi.
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What is a Proficiency Level?
Expert professors from around the USA have agreed upon the ATI scores on each
Content Mastery Test that relate to different levels of proficiency. Since these exams
are fairly difficult, the use of a pure percent score would not work with the IU Kokomo
School of Nursing grade scale. AT IU Kokomo, the proficiency level is a way to assign a
course grade for test performance. Listed below are descriptions of what each
proficiency level means and how grades will be assigned for the ATI tests:
Proficiency Levels and Grades:
The proficiency level is printed on the student’s ATI results sheet. The goal of IU
Kokomo is for students to achieve a proficiency level 2 or 3. The grade assignment for
each proficiency level is listed below:
ATI Proficiency
Level
Contribution to Student Grade
Student receives 100% of points. No remediation necessary.
Students reaching Indicates student is likely to succeed on NCLEX-RN® in this
proficiency level 3 content area. Students are encouraged to engage in continuous
focused review to maintain and improve their knowledge of this
content.
Student receives 90% of points. No remediation necessary.
Indicates student is fairly certain to meet NCLEX-RN®
Students reaching standards in this content area. Students are encouraged to
Proficiency level 2 engage in continuous focused review in order to improve their
knowledge of this content.
Student initially receives 75% of points which goes ups to 80%
of points after remediation is completed.
Students reaching Indicates student is likely to just meet NCLEX-RN® standards
Proficiency level 1 in this content area. Students are encouraged to develop and
complete a rigorous plan of focused review in order to achieve a
firmer grasp of this content.
Remediation is required. Students at this level are expected
to fully remediate according to the instructor’s directions.
Student initially receives 50% of points which goes ups to 55%
Students reaching of points after remediation is completed.
Proficiency Level Indicates a need for thorough review of this content area.
0: “below Level 1” Students are strongly encouraged to develop and complete an
intensive plan for focused review.
Remediation is required. Students at this level are expected to
fully remediate according to the instructor’s directions.
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Remediation
To remediate means to review an area that is not fully understood. The instructor will
provide a description of the remediation plan for the material that applies to the course.
Remediation is required for proficiency level 1 or 0. Remediation is mandatory but the
requirements may vary depending on the course. Students will be given an incomplete
or a 0 on the assignment if remediation requirements are not met in a timely manner as
stated in course syllabi.
When completing remediation activity that is not proctored (i.e. on the internet at home
or out of the classroom), be aware that the instructor has access to detailed information
about the timing and duration of remediation efforts. If remediation expectations are not
met, the student may be required to come to campus to take another remediation test in
a proctored environment. Remediation is intended to help the student recover important
information that was missed on the initial test.