A health promotion program was offered at a local school. Immediately after the program, the nurse gave a posttest to evaluate what the children learned.
The nurse was measuring:

Evaluation is the act or result of judging something’s quality, importance, value, nature, character, or fitness.
It can be an appraisal, an assessment, or a diagnosis.

Choice B is incorrect because outcomes are the results or consequences of an action or event.
Choice C is incorrect because health promotion refers to the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants.
Choice D is incorrect because health education refers to the provision of information and instruction to individuals and communities about health- related topics.

According to Bloom’s taxonomy, the cognitive domain addresses intellectual skills such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

Choice A is not the correct answer because communication skills are not specifically addressed in the cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy.

Choice B is not the correct answer because attitudes and values are addressed in the affective domain of Bloom’s taxonomy, not the cognitive domain.

Choice C is not the correct answer because physical skills are addressed in the psychomotor domain of Bloom’s taxonomy, not the cognitive domain.