The Role of Critical Thinking in the Educational Progress of Nursing University Students

Motahare Pilevarzadeh¹, and Fatemeh Mashayekhi²

¹Instructor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran ²Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Lecturer Faculty Member of Jiroft university of Medical Sciences, Jiroft , Iran.

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/1960

ABSTRACT: Critical thinking can lead to the educational progress of the students and improve their learning process. This research aimed to study the effect of critical thinking on the educational progress of nursing university students. This descriptive research has been focused on 110 nursing university students in Iranian Jiroft City. The needed data was collected using demographic questionnaire and California Critical Thinking Skills Questionnaire, and the students’ average score of the educational semester was considered as the criterion for the educational progress. The collected data were analyzed using Chi square (X₂) test and T test. The mean of the critical thinking score was obtained as 11.49 ± 2.6 and the students’ average score of the semester was obtained as 15.78 ± 2.1. The findings showed that there is no statistically significant relationship between the educational progress and the critical thinking (p= 0.61). Considering the results of this research and the learnability nature of the critical thinking skills, we have to attempt to improve these skills in the students.

KEYWORDS: California Questionnaire; Critical Thinking; Educational Progress; Nursing Students

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