Faculty of Nursing, Wuhan University School of Health Sciences, PR China.
Sun yat-sen University School of Public Health, PR China.
J Prof Nurs. 2021 Jan-Feb;37(1):177-183. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.05.008. Epub 2020 May 29.
Critical thinking is a core element of higher nursing education that needs to be promoted during university study. However, lecturing as a teaching method is still heavily used by nurse educators, and nursing students have few opportunities to develop critical thinking skills. This study evaluated the impact of cooperative learning on critical thinking. A quasi-experimental study was conducted (n = 50). Students in the experimental group were arranged into small cooperative groups and completed the clinical practice together, whereas those in the control group practiced individually. After the intervention, total and subscale scores of critical thinking dispositions were significantly higher in the experimental rather than in the control group. The percentage for experiencing positive inclinations or strong dispositions toward critical thinking was 100% among the experimental group, whereas it was 85% among the control group. It is concluded that the cooperative learning-based clinical practicum is helpful for promoting students' critical thinking dispositions.
批判性思维是高等护理教育的核心要素，需要在大学学习期间加以推广。然而，讲授仍然是护士教育者常用的教学方法，护理学生很少有机会发展批判性思维技能。本研究评估了合作学习对批判性思维的影响。采用准实验研究（n=50）。实验组学生被安排成小组合作学习，并共同完成临床实习，而对照组学生则单独实习。干预后，实验组学生的批判性思维倾向总分及各分量表得分显著高于对照组。实验组学生中有 100%体验到对批判性思维的积极倾向或强烈倾向，而对照组学生中这一比例为 85%。结论：基于合作学习的临床实习有助于促进学生的批判性思维倾向。
