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Concept mapping: A strategy for teaching and evaluation in nursing education
Raisa B Gul1, Jeanette A Boman
1Aga Khan University, School of Nursing, P.O. Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Nurse Education in Practice
|December 2, 2008
Summary
Concept mapping is a metacognitive strategy that helps nursing students develop critical thinking skills. This paper explores concept mapping as a tool for both teaching and evaluating critical thinking in nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Metacognitive Strategies
Background:
- Increasing emphasis on critical thinking in nursing education over the past decade.
- Nurse educators seek effective strategies to foster and assess critical thinking in students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss the scope of concept mapping as a teaching strategy for critical thinking in nursing.
- To explore concept mapping as an evaluation strategy for critical thinking in nursing education.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of published nursing research on concept mapping.
- Analysis of concept mapping's role in promoting meaningful learning and metacognition.
Main Results:
- Concept maps are identified as a powerful metacognitive tool.
- Concept mapping facilitates knowledge acquisition through meaningful learning.
- Concept mapping can be effectively used to promote and evaluate critical thinking.
Conclusions:
- Concept mapping is a valuable strategy for enhancing critical thinking in nursing students.
- The application of concept mapping in nursing education warrants further investigation.
- Concept mapping supports both the development and assessment of essential nursing skills.
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