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Imagery: stimulating critical thinking by exploring mental models

¹College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.

The Journal of Nursing Education

|December 31, 1997

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Guided imagery, traditionally used for anxiety reduction, can be an innovative teaching strategy to uncover and reframe mental models. This approach fosters critical thinking and systems thinking in students and educators.

Area of Science:

Education
Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Guided imagery is traditionally used to reduce anxiety and improve skill performance.
Mental models, deeply ingrained assumptions influencing thought and action, can hinder learning and application.
Awareness of mental models is crucial for effective critical thinking.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe an innovative use of guided imagery as a teaching strategy.
To explore the reframing of mental models using guided imagery.
To enhance critical thinking and systems thinking.

Main Methods:

Utilizing guided imagery as a pedagogical tool.
Applying Senge's concept of mental models in an educational context.
Facilitating the examination and reframing of students' and faculty's mental models.

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Main Results:

Guided imagery can be effectively employed to unearth deeply held mental models.
This approach offers new insights for both students and educators.
It encourages a shift towards critical and systems thinking.

Conclusions:

Guided imagery serves as a novel strategy for identifying and reframing mental models.
This method promotes enhanced critical thinking and systems thinking skills.
Addressing mental models can bridge the gap between learning and action.