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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Critical thinking ability"”.
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An Investigation of the Demonstration Method for Teaching Critical Thinking in Elementary School Science
… on the elementary school level, in teaching the critical thinking ability; (2) whether a reliable testing device could be designed to measure critical thinking ability at the elementary school level; and (3) whether there exists a relationship between the mental ability of elementary school …
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Critical Thinking and Preferred Cognitive Style of Nursing Students
… This study was to determine the difference in critical thinking ability between student nurses with differing preferred cognitive styles. Procedure. Nursing students and psychology students from intact sampling groups participated in an exploratory descriptive study. Both groups were tested on …
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Selected Correlates of Critical Thinking In Diploma Nursing Students
… if significant relationships existed among critical thinking and psychomotor skills and selected experiential, demographic and educational variables in first semester diploma nursing students. Procedure: Beginning nursing students were administered the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking …
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Variables Which Influence Professional Socialization in the Nursing Student
… between professional socialization, critical thinking ability and type of educational preparation {baccalaureate or associate degree), and the effect selected demographic variables may have on the socialization process in the nursing student. Procedure. The settings for this study …
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Student perceptions of their teachers, their school, and themselves as learners
… and determine if these perceptions and their critical thinking ability were associated with their attendance, gender, academic achievement (Iowa Test of Educational Development), and academic status (grade point average). Sixty-five students in a ninth grade class at Mason City High School in …
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Political Participation of Registered Nurses: A Correlational Study
… personal control, political efficacy and critical thinking. The theoretical framework for designing the questionnaire was based on the Political Participation Model (Verba and Nie, 1972) and the Political Process Participation Questionnaire (Archer, 1983). Design of the Political Efficacy …
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An Examination of Factors Contributing to Critical Thinking and Student Interest in an On-line College-level Art Criticism Course
… problem-based learning facilitated higher level thinking, increased interest in art, and affected attitude toward on-line courses in an undergraduate philosophical aesthetics and interpretation of art criticism course. The research conducted for this study suggests that constructivist …
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Predictors of student outcome in a Baccalaureate nursing program
… found that higher scores in self-reported critical thinking ability and learning style preference were predictive of a favorable student outcome. Of importance to nursing education is how these results can be utilized for review and revision of admission, and progression policies. The use …
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Critical thinking and employability of computer-related graduates: The Malaysian context
… study examines the relationship between critical thinking and employability in the Malaysian higher education context. This research seeks future ICT graduates’ perceptions of their perceived ability and importance to employment of critical thinking strategies in relation to employer …
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Cognitive development and the attainment of critical thinking skills in associate degree nursing students
… skills that appear to relate to the traits of critical thinking. The current study was designed to assess whether a relationship exists between the level of cognitive development (as measured by the Lawson Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning [Lawson CTSR]) and critical thinking (as measured …
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Task-based Learning Strategies for Developing Students’ Textual Understanding and Critical Thinking Abilities in An English Intensive Reading Class
… talents in various fields. Innovative spirit and ability are the key characteristic of talents, while critical thinking is the precondition and basis of innovative thinking. Therefore, the cultivation of critical thinking is urgent and most significant. In China, existing research focuses more on …
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The Strawberry Grows Under the Nettle: How an Integrated Performance-Based Approach to the Teaching of Shakespeare at the Secondary Level Affects Critical Thinking Skills as Measured by the California Critical Thinking Skills Test
… study utilized the California Critical Thinking Skills Test to measure the growth in critical thinking skills that students obtained through a traditional `seat-bound' versus a `performance-based' approach to the teaching of Shakespeare at the secondary level. Its purpose was to …
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Exploring the impact of a Project 2000 Common Foundation Programme Curriculum upon the critical thinking abilities of a group of student nurses
Critical thinking is currently a highly valued educational outcome throughout the educational spectrum, but particularly so, in relation to higher and professional education. Nursing education is also embracing the construct critical thinking as a desirable educational outcome, to the extent that, …
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The Impact of Utilizing High-Fidelity Computer Simulation on Critical Thinking Abilities and Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Critical thinking abilities and learning outcomes are major components of nursing education. Initial critical thinking skills are often gained while the nursing student is learning the theoretical nursing principles in the classroom and is further enhanced in the clinical setting where learned …
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Creating a predictive model of student success in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist graduate programs
… to graduate nursing students and the role critical thinking plays in developing a predictive model of student success in graduate nursing programs. The population for this study included individuals who provided application data to an MSN CRNA program between the years 2014 and 2018. The …
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ISLAMIC TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN SAUDI ARABIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
… examine Islamic teachers thoughts on improving critical thinking skills in elementary schools in the Southwestern province of Saudi Arabia. This study involves the collection of quantitative data and an explanation of the quantitative results with qualitative data. In the first phase, a survey …
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The Correlation Between a General Critical Thinking Skills Test and a Discipline Specific Critical Thinking Test For Associate Degree Nursing Students
In 1997, NLNAC added critical thinking as a required outcome for accreditation of associate degree nursing (ADN) programs. Until recently general critical thinking tests were the only available standardized critical thinking assessment tools. The emphasis has shifted to discipline specific …