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    J Korean Acad Nurs. 2014 Apr;44(2):129-138. English.
    Published online Apr 30, 2014.
    https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2014.44.2.129
    © 2014 Korean Society of Nursing Science
    Original Article

    Development of Critical Thinking Skill Evaluation Scale for Nursing Students

    So Young You,1 and Nam Cho Kim2
      • 1Department of Nursing, Bucheon University, Bucheon, Korea.
      • 2College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Kim, Nam Cho. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2258-7405, Fax: +82-2-2258-7772, Email: kncpjo@catholic.ac.kr
    Received August 06, 2013; Revised August 26, 2013; Accepted January 23, 2014.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) If the original work is properly cited and retained without any modification or reproduction, it can be used and re-distributed in any format and medium.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    To develop a Critical Thinking Skill Test for Nursing Students.

    Methods

    The construct concepts were drawn from a literature review and in-depth interviews with hospital nurses and surveys were conducted among students (n=607) from nursing colleges. The data were collected from September 13 to November 23, 2012 and analyzed using the SAS program, 9.2 version. The KR 20 coefficient for reliability, difficulty index, discrimination index, item-total correlation and known group technique for validity were performed.

    Results

    Four domains and 27 skills were identified and 35 multiple choice items were developed. Thirty multiple choice items which had scores higher than .80 on the content validity index were selected for the pre test. From the analysis of the pre test data, a modified 30 items were selected for the main test. In the main test, the KR 20 coefficient was .70 and Corrected Item-Total Correlations range was .11-.38. There was a statistically significant difference between two academic systems (p=.001).

    Conclusion

    The developed instrument is the first critical thinking skill test reflecting nursing perspectives in hospital settings and is expected to be utilized as a tool which contributes to improvement of the critical thinking ability of nursing students.

    Keywords
    Critical thinking; Nursing student; Nursing education

    Figures

    Figure 1
    Tool development procedure.

    Tables

    Table 1
    List of Critical Thinking Skills from Literature Review and Interviews with Clinical Practitioners

    Table 2
    Item-Total Correlation and Discrimination and Difficulty Indices using Item Response Theory of the Main Test Tool

    Table 3
    Differences of Main Test Scores by Academic System: For a Course in Philosophy, and for a Course in PBL or Simulation (N=307)

    Table 4
    Kuder-Richardson 20 Coefficient of the Main Test Tool

    Notes

    This manuscript is a condensed form of the first author's doctoral thesis from The Catholic University of Korea.

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    MeSH Terms
    Program Development*
    Thinking*
    Education, Nursing/methods*
    Female
    Humans
    Interviews as Topic
    Male
    Questionnaires
    Students, Nursing/psychology*
    Young Adult
    Metrics
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