Assessing student critical thinking through online discussions.
Critical thinking is integral to nursing practice and education. The introduction of Internet-based and Internet-assisted instruction provides an opportunity to explore critical thinking with nursing students in a new format. The author reports on a hybrid or blended Internet-assisted course structure that incorporates online discussion and a new method for assessing student critical thinking.
Leppa
Carol J
CJ
Nursing Program, University of Washington, Box 358532, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98001-8246, USA. leppa@u.washington.edu
D003142:Communication; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D013850:Thinking; D014481:United States