title: Critical thinking as an educational outcome: an evaluation of current tools of measurement.
abstract: Critical thinking, an outcome criterion of the National League for Nursing and the Council of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs, is an abstract skill difficult to measure. The authors provide a comprehensive review of four instruments designed to measure critical thinking and summarize research in which the tools were used. Analysis of this information will empower nursing faculty members to select a critical-thinking instrument that is individualized to the needs of their respective nursing programs.
authors.affiliation: Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Whitlow
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Stover
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013850:Thinking