I agree with your comment that educators must be cognizant of their philosophical approach to the evaluation process to be effective and facilitate student learning. As a future nurse educator, I plan to use my philosophy of evaluation (i.e., goals approach) as a blueprint to select evaluation criteria and assess student learning. My philosophy of evaluation will also most likely impact the types of teaching strategies used to promote student learning. According to Billings and Halstead (2016), evaluation is an important activity in nursing education and can lead to serious consequences for students, faculty, and academic institutions. For example, students that fail to meet course outcomes could receive a failing grade or be required to retake