Evaluating critical thinking in clinical concept maps: A pilot study

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-15

  Hicks Moore, Sandee L ^a   Pastirik, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concept maps; Critical thinking; Holistic critical thinking scoring rubric; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL THINKING; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING LITERATURE; NURSING STUDENT;

EID: 33751286632     PISSN: 1548923X     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1314     Document Type: Article

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