Concept mapping: Does it improve critical thinking ability in practical nursing students?

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 229-233

  Maneval, Rhonda E ^a   Filburn, Monica J ^b   Deringer, Susan O ^b   Lum, Glen D ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Nursing ^*

Author keywords

Care planning; Concept mapping; Critical thinking; Practical nursing education; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING, PRACTICAL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052414305     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5480/1536-5026-32.4.229     Document Type: Article

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