Title
Cognitive development and the attainment of critical thinking skills in pre-licensure nursing students
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Conference Title
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association
Organization
American Educational Research Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Conference Dates
April 27-May 1, 2013
Date of Presentation
4-27-2013
Abstract
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 by Assessment Technology Institute Critical Thinking Assessment-Entrance test [ATI-CTA-Ent]) in first semester nursing students. A sample of 190 nursing students were administered the test of cognitive development, the test of critical thinking and the ATI-TEAS as a test of general knowledge. Cognitive development accounted for (a) 19.3% of the variance in critical thinking scores and (b) 33.6% of the variance in general knowledge, after controlling for gender, age and prior schooling. These findings suggest that measures of cognitive development and critical thinking ability are associated.
Recommended Citation
Ippolito, Karen; Webster, Linda L.; and Hackett, Rachelle K., "Cognitive development and the attainment of critical thinking skills in pre-licensure nursing students" (2013). Benerd College Faculty Presentations. 227.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ed-facpres/227
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