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Fero, Laura J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Alternative approaches to evaluating critical thinking skills are needed, as pencil and paper assessments may not accurately predict simulated or actual clinical performance. To ensure patient safety, it is imperative to determine how to best promote and measure critical thinking skills. Few studies have examined how these skills are related to…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Standardized Tests, Program Effectiveness, Critical Thinking
Bohr, Louise; And Others – 1992
This study examined the relative intellectual impacts of two- and four-year college educational programs by focusing on changes in reading comprehension, mathematics, and critical thinking skills in 204 freshmen students who attended either a public two-year community college near a large metropolitan area or a public four-year, urban research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, College Freshmen
Pascarella, Ernest; And Others – 1992
This report sought to test the hypothesis that living on campus fosters cognitive growth by estimating the relative freshman-year gains in reading comprehension, mathematical reasoning, and critical thinking of resident and commuter students at an urban university. Data were collected from 210 college freshmen students at a large research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, College Freshmen