Editing Herzing Issues: Technology, LMS, and Platforms (section)

=== HU-076b: Realizeit question format did not match the HESI/NCLEX style of the high-stakes exams ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| Medium
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
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! Issue type
| Curriculum-Assessment Misalignment: LMS Format Unlike HESI/NCLEX
! Date added
| 2026-05-05 (split 2026-06-06)
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Academic Affairs / Vendor Management
|}
'''Finding.''' Students reported that Realizeit questions were not in HESI or NCLEX style, so the high-stakes HESI exams felt like a whole new format relative to what students practiced on the LMS (September 27, 2023).

'''Evidence.''' Facebook comment by Student AY (September 27, 2023): Realizeit questions are not HESI or NCLEX style, so when it comes to those exams it is a whole new level.

'''Reported statement.''' Student AY reported that Realizeit's question format did not match HESI or NCLEX style, so encountering the high-stakes exams felt like an entirely different and unfamiliar level of difficulty.

'''Standards.''' ACEN Standard 4: course content and assessment must be aligned. A format mismatch between the LMS and the exams that carry the majority of the grade is a curriculum-assessment alignment failure. Lead: {{HU|HU-076}}. The mismatch persisted into Sherpath ({{HU|HU-044}}).

'''Impact.''' Students could score well on LMS content while remaining unprepared for the differently formatted high-stakes exams.

'''Notes.''' Sub-issue of {{HU|HU-076}} (lead). Split 2026-06-06. Reported by Student AY; documented by the reporting student.

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