Refinement and Evaluation of the Critical Thinking Self-Assessment Scale.
Background and Purpose: Critical thinking (CT) skills are necessary tools for enhancing patient care. The Critical Thinking Self-Assessment Scale (CTSAS) was based on Facione et al.'s (1990) schema of 6 CT skills and 16 subskills. Although early results indicated a strong instrument, it was lengthy...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nursing Measurement Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 631 - 637 |
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Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
2025
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