Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Sherif Youssef Khater, President of Mansoura University, and the leadership of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Attia El-Bayoumi, Vice President of Mansoura University for Education and Student Affairs, and under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Maha El-Ashmawy, Director of the Measurement and Evaluation Center at Mansoura University.

At the request of Prof. Dr. Abeer Zakaria, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, and in coordination with Asst. Prof. Dr. Rasha Abbas, Director of the Measurement and Evaluation Unit at the Faculty, to hold measurement and evaluation courses for faculty members, the "Preparing Test Items" course was held today, Sunday, June 15, 2025, using the Microsoft Teams application. Prof. Dr. Iman Zahran Abdel Hamid, Deputy Director of the Measurement and Evaluation Center at the University, lectured in the course.

At the beginning of the meeting, Prof. Dr. Maha Abdo El-Ashmawy, Director of the Measurement and Evaluation Center at the University, welcomed the participating faculty members from the Faculty of Nursing. The course aimed to develop skills in formulating high-quality questions according to approved scientific standards. It covered the basic concepts of validity, reliability, and fairness in assessment, classifying question types and the characteristics of each type, writing effective question stems and alternatives, applying Bloom's cognitive pyramid in vocabulary building, in addition to practical exercises on analyzing and improving questions. The course witnessed a distinguished interaction from the participants who enriched the discussion with their experiences and questions, which had a significant impact on the success of the course and the achievement of its objectives. Their Excellencies requested more courses.

The Measurement and Evaluation Unit, headed by Assistant Professor Dr. Rasha Hassan Abbas, is honored to extend its warmest and most sincere congratulations to Professor Dr. Abeer Mohamed Zakaria on the issuance of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's decision appointing her as Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University. We wish her continued success and prosperity.

The Measurement and Evaluation Unit at the Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, held its first training course in accordance with the unit's training plan. The course, titled "Methods for Preparing a Test Matrix and Learning Outcome Measurement Models," was held in coordination with the Center for Measurement and Evaluation at Mansoura University.

It was held under the auspices of:

Professor Dr. Sherif Khater, President of Mansoura University,

Professor Dr. Mohamed Attia El-Bayoumi, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs,

Professor Dr. Abeer Zakaria,

Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University,

Assistant Professor Dr. Rasha Hassan Abbas, Director of the Faculty's Measurement and Evaluation Unit.

The course was implemented by the Faculty's Measurement and Evaluation Unit's Training Committee.

Lectured by:

Assistant Professor Dr. Nadia Youssef Ahmed Abdella, Assistant Professor of Women's Health and Obstetrics Nursing, Department of Women's Health and Obstetrics.

It was held on Sunday, March 9, 2025, in the Faculty's Conference Hall.

The course objectives were as follows:

1. Identify the types of learning outcomes.

2. Identify the importance of measuring learning outcomes.

3. Identify the test matrix, the purpose of its implementation, and its specifications.

4. Learn how to prepare a test matrix and apply some practical examples for clarification.

This training course witnessed positive interaction among faculty members, contributing to the development of the educational process by establishing approved mechanisms within the college to meet the necessary standards for aligning examination systems with the university's Center for Measurement and Evaluation.