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A Correlational Study On Critical Thinking In Nursing As An Outcome Variable For Success, Rebecca Porter
A Correlational Study On Critical Thinking In Nursing As An Outcome Variable For Success, Rebecca Porter
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Critical thinking is a required curricular outcome for nursing education; however, the literature shows a gap related to valid and reliable tools to measure critical thinking specific to nursing and relating that critical thinking measurement to meaningful outcomes. This study examined critical thinking scores, as measured by Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Critical Thinking Exam (CTE), to determine if a statistically significant predictive association existed between critical thinking scores, successful Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program completion, and National Certification Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) pass rates. The research was conducted in a semi-urban, hospital-based, ASN program and included …
Education For Democracy: Mixed Methods Case Studies Of Teachers' Critical Thinking Dispositions And Their Teaching Styles, Maram Behairy
Education For Democracy: Mixed Methods Case Studies Of Teachers' Critical Thinking Dispositions And Their Teaching Styles, Maram Behairy
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Democracy does not automatically maintain itself by prescribed constitutions and procedural codes (Dewey, 1939), but rather its citizens must have certain dispositions to protect and strengthen it (Biesta, 2006). According to John Stuart Mill (1859/1991), people can tyrannize one another within the structures of a democracy, a concept he phrased “tyranny of the majority” (p. 7). To safeguard against such tyranny and to maintain a democratic way of life conducive to progress, I contend that our schools must be tasked with developing critical thinking dispositions in our future adults. The literature on education for democracy was reviewed and aligned with …
Session 10: Learning And Critical Thinking Part 2, Shelly Mumma, Carole Basak
Session 10: Learning And Critical Thinking Part 2, Shelly Mumma, Carole Basak
Gateway's Pilot Year
On Tuesday (the session prior to this), you will hand out room assignments to the students in your section about where they should go for this meeting. They will go directly to that meeting room. There will 8 different meeting rooms - 1 for each academic division plus one for undecided students. In each room, there will be a faculty member(s), tutor(s) or TA(s) for subjects in that division, and (maybe) a staff member from Academic Support Services
Session 9: Learning And Critical Thinking Part 1, Maryellen Olson, Robert Pyne
Session 9: Learning And Critical Thinking Part 1, Maryellen Olson, Robert Pyne
Gateway's Pilot Year
Students and leaders will discuss what assistance might be needed and where to obtain that assistance via imagined scenarios. They will then discuss the topic of critical thinking.