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1About the Author Ragi George, PhD, RN, CNE, is assistant professor, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California. Azuza Pacific University's Iota Sigma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International partially funded the study with a research award. The author acknowledges the support provided by her dissertation committee members, Dr. Robin Chard, Dr. Heidi Mennenga, and Dr. David Mahalak, toward this study. For more information, contact Dr. George at rgeorge@apu.edu .
Abstract:
Team-based learning (TBL) is an evidence-based teaching-learning strategy increasingly used in nursing education to improve student learning outcomes. Few studies have focused on its effects on the critical thinking disposition of second-degree nursing students enrolled in accelerated, entry-level master's programs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of TBL on the critical thinking disposition of entry-level master's nursing students. Critical thinking disposition scores did not significantly improve, but students' confidence in reasoning skills and intellectual curiosity were strengthened, suggesting that TBL is an instructional strategy worth pursuing in entry-level master's nursing programs.
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