title: Promoting critical thinking skills.
abstract: Educational accountability requires examination and justification of curriculum elements that will promote critical thinking skills. The authors review theoretical components of critical thinking and provides four examples of teaching strategies used to enhance this cognitive skill.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: N Q
authors.initials: NQ
authors.lastname: Beardslee
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Supples
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005007:Ethnology; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D011340:Problem Solving; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013850:Thinking