Development of a measurement index of critical thinking in professional formation
Objective. This research sought to construct and validate a measurement index of critical thinking (CT) in professional formation. Methods. Transversal, quantitative, test validation-type study. After reviewing scientific production in CT, which permitted defining the concept and its conceptual dom...
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| author | Beatriz Elena Ospina Rave Edinson Gabriel Brand Monsalve Carlos Andrés Aristizabal Botero |
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| description | Objective. This research sought to construct and validate a measurement index of critical thinking (CT) in professional formation.
Methods. Transversal, quantitative, test validation-type study. After reviewing scientific production in CT, which permitted defining the concept and its conceptual domains, a 65-item scale was constructed of closed questions on the analysis of cases evaluating CT. The scale was subjected to expert evaluation to then be applied to 53 undergraduate students (35 from nursing and 18 from sociology) to evaluate validity and reliability.
Results. The 65-item scale has an explained variance of 61.3% and is comprised of five CT domains: inference, evaluation, argumentation, analysis, and interpretation. A Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.61 was obtained.
Conclusion. The scale proposed to assess students’ CT skills converges with concepts by known authors with the CT theory and is adequate for use as a CT measurement index in professional formation.
How to cite this article: Ospina BE, Brand EG, Aristizabal CA. Development of a measurement index of critical thinking in professional formation. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2017; 35(1): |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15cd18ea39e248dc91813271f41ceecf2023-12-02T16:35:42ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaInvestigación y Educación en Enfermería2216-02802017-03-0135110.17533/udea.iee.v35n1a0826882Development of a measurement index of critical thinking in professional formationBeatriz Elena Ospina Rave0Edinson Gabriel Brand Monsalve1Carlos Andrés Aristizabal Botero2Nurse, M.Sc. Professor, Universidad de Antioquia -UdeA. Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia. email: beospinar7@gmail.comSociologist, M.Sc. Professor, Universidad de Antioquia -UdeA. Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia. email: ebrand8@gmail.comSociologist, M.Sc. Universidad de Antioquia -UdeA. Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia. email: carlos.aristizabal@udea.edu.coObjective. This research sought to construct and validate a measurement index of critical thinking (CT) in professional formation. Methods. Transversal, quantitative, test validation-type study. After reviewing scientific production in CT, which permitted defining the concept and its conceptual domains, a 65-item scale was constructed of closed questions on the analysis of cases evaluating CT. The scale was subjected to expert evaluation to then be applied to 53 undergraduate students (35 from nursing and 18 from sociology) to evaluate validity and reliability. Results. The 65-item scale has an explained variance of 61.3% and is comprised of five CT domains: inference, evaluation, argumentation, analysis, and interpretation. A Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.61 was obtained. Conclusion. The scale proposed to assess students’ CT skills converges with concepts by known authors with the CT theory and is adequate for use as a CT measurement index in professional formation. How to cite this article: Ospina BE, Brand EG, Aristizabal CA. Development of a measurement index of critical thinking in professional formation. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2017; 35(1):https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iee/article/view/327346thinkingeducational evaluationeducationhigherscales. |
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| title | Development of a measurement index of critical thinking in professional formation |
| title_full | Development of a measurement index of critical thinking in professional formation |
| title_fullStr | Development of a measurement index of critical thinking in professional formation |
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