Research article summary (published 29 Jun 2006):

Measuring critical thinking: one step forward, one step back.

Full Abstract

When critical thinking was identified as an explicit program outcome by the National League for Nursing in 1991, nursing programs were thrust into frenzied activity defining critical thinking and selecting instruments to evaluate it. This drove research on the measurement of critical thinking among nursing programs and the concomitant search for reliable and valid methodologies to systematically assess changes in critical thinking in their students. Although the ultimate goal of this process was curricular improvement, nearly 15 years later, faculty struggle to make sense of the data they have.

Author information

Author/s: Walsh, Catherine M (CM); Seldomridge, Lisa A (LA);

Affiliation: Department of Nursing, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. cmwalsh(-atsign-)salisbury.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Studies

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 Jul-Aug; vol 31 (issue 4) : pp 159-62

Dates: Created 2006/07/20; Completed 2006/08/31;

PMID: 16855484, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Attitude of Health Personnel Clinical Competence - standards Creativeness Curriculum - standards Decision Making Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - standards Educational Measurement - methods; standards Exploratory Behavior

Exploratory Behavior Humans Nursing Education Research Nursing Process - standards Problem Solving Self Efficacy Students, Nursing - psychology Thinking

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