A qualitative tool for critical thinking skill development.

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University of Indianapolis, School of Nursing, 1400 E. Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA.

Published: September 2004

Quantitative measures were not meeting the needs of faculty for evaluating critical thinking among Baccalaureate of Science Nursing students. The authors discuss the critical thinking self-reflection tool that was developed for teaching critical thinking and qualitatively evaluating changes over time with established interrater reliability and content validity. The tool is consistent with the concepts of critical thinking in the curriculum and was implemented systematically in all clinical nursing courses.

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