Evaluation of tools used to measure critical thinking development in nursing and midwifery undergraduate students: A systematic review

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 864-874

  Carter, Amanda G ^a   Creedy, Debra K ^b   Sidebotham, Mary ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Evaluation; Measures; Midwifery; Nursing; Scales

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THINKING;

EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 84929839927     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.02.023     Document Type: Review

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