Purpose : This longitudinal study was done to investigate critical thinking dispositions and critical thinking skills of nursing students enrolled in a 4-year baccalaureate programme at a university in Korea. Method : The study used a longitudinal des...
Purpose : This longitudinal study was done to investigate critical thinking dispositions and critical thinking skills of nursing students enrolled in a 4-year baccalaureate programme at a university in Korea. Method : The study used a longitudinal design. A convenience sample of 32 nursing students was included those who were completing their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year m a baccalaureate programme at a selected university. The subjects completed the California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory(CCTDI), California Critical Thinking Skill Test(CCTST), and demographic questionnaire. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, repeated ANOVA, adjusted p-values, Pearson's correlation coefficient with SAS 8.12. Results: There are statistically significant improvement according to academic year in the CCTDI total mean score(F=7.54, p= .0001) and subscales of Open-mindedness, Self-confidence, and Maturity. Contrarily, no statistically significant difference was found CCTST total mean score and subscales' score except Analyticity. Conclusion: There are no significant correlation between critical thinking dispositions and skills. So it will be needed to repeat the study like this. And the translated instruments should be modified thorough considering Korean. culture.