Concept Mapping: An Educational Strategy to Improve Graduate Nurses’ Critical Thinking Skills During a Hospital Orientation Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Wilgis ◽  
Joy McConnell
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
Orientation Program ◽  
Hospital Orientation

Nursing Care Plans Versus Concept Maps in the Enhancement of Critical Thinking Skills in Nursing Students Enrolled in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Sinatra-Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Care Plans

Appropriate and effective critical thinking and problem solving is necessary for all nurses in order to make complex decisions that improve patient outcomes, safety, and quality of nursing care. With the current emphasis on quality improvement, critical thinking ability is a noteworthy concern within the nursing profession. An in-depth review of literature related to critical thinking was performed. The use of nursing care plans and concept mapping to improve critical thinking skills was among the recommendations identified. This study compares the use of nursing care plans and concept mapping as a teaching strategy for the enhancement of critical thinking skills in baccalaureate level nursing students. The California Critical Thinking Skills Test was used as a method of comparison and evaluation. Results indicate that concept mapping enhances critical thinking skills in baccalaureate nursing students.

Confronting Critical Thinking Challenges “in” the College Classroom

2014 ◽  
pp. 140-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chigozirim Ifedapo Utah ◽  
Alexis Waters
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
New Knowledge

The goal of this pilot study was to develop a learner-centered teaching tool that would promote meaningful learning and enable higher education instructors to model critical thinking through concept mapping. Learner-centered approaches emphasize not only content, but the context, purpose, and process of learning. They also focus on the need for students to take responsibility for their own learning. However, students may not possess the foundational critical thinking skills necessary to be independent learners. Concept mapping allows university instructors to demonstrate basic critical thinking processes and provides students with the opportunity to practice the critical thinking that is essential to their success inside and outside the classroom. It can also facilitate meaningful learning by encouraging students to integrate new knowledge into prior knowledge structures.

scholarly journals Effect of Concept Mapping Teaching Method on Critical Thinking Skills of Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 359-367
Author(s):  
Ghobad Ramezani ◽  
Azam Norouzi ◽  
Mohammadreza Dehghani ◽  
Maryam Aslami ◽  
Shirin Ghanavati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills
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