The objective of this study was to determine if preexisting critical thinking skills and critical thinking disposition predict student performance on the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). The predictive value of critical thinking skills scores and disposition (habits of mind, attitudes, and character attributes) scores were examined above that provided by traditional predictors...

Background: The literature shows us the nursing students can improve this ability in undergraduate clinical education and they should learn how to think critically for giving better care. Objective: This study identifies the relationship between disposition toward critical thinking and caring behaviour of nursing students. Methodology: This cross-sectional study used a convenience sample that c...

Critical thinking disposition represents an inclination of a person to use possessed skills in relation to critical thinking. The trend of critical thinking has been described as inner motivation to solve problems and make decisions by thinking. In nursing as a practical profession, the concept of critical thinking dispositions is important component in helping to manage complex health situatio...

Developing critical thinking in teaching-learning activity is a major issue for educational institutions, and giving appropriate learning model intervention certainly provides an assurance to successfully develop competitive graduates Industrial Revolution 4.0 challenges. This research aims validate the development of Critical Thinking Cycle (CTC) as intervention. It employs through validation ...

This study collected validity evidence on the utility of critical thinking skills and critical thinking disposition in predicting initial clinical performance. The predictive value of critical thinking skills scores and disposition scores was examined to determine their unique contribution beyond that provided by traditional predictors: grade point average, age, and number of college hours. The...

the present study,in order toidentifythe effect of teaching by socratic discussion on students' critical thinking disposition in university, was performed in the qualitative approach and by an action research method with theparticipants in one group of education undergraduate students, who were selected by purposeful sampling (n=20). collecting data were applied by “the standardized open-e...

The purpose of this study was to identify problem-solving ability, professional self concept, and critical thinking disposition of nursing students in Korea. This study employed a crosssectional survey design. The participants were 168 nursing students in the Republic of Korea. The factors that had the greatest influence on problem solving ability were ethics as subscale of professional self co...