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Kwon, Lee, Kim, Kim, Park, Park, Sohn, Lee, Jang, and Chung: Development of a Critical Thinking Disposition Scale for Nursing Students
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006; 36(6): 950-958.

Published online: 28 March 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.950

Development of a Critical Thinking Disposition Scale for Nursing Students

In Soo Kwon1, Ga Eon Lee2, Gyung Duck Kim3, Young Hee Kim4, Kyung Min Park5, Hyun Sook Park6, Sue Kyung Sohn7, Woo Sook Lee8, Keum Seong Jang9, Bok Yae Chung10

1Professor, College of Nursing, Geongsang National University, Korea.

2Assistant professor, Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Korea.

3Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Daegu Health College, Korea.

4Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Korea.

5Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Korea.

6Associate Professor, Departmenr of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

7Professor, College of Nursing, Kosin University, Korea.

8Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla College, Korea.

9Professor, College of Nursing, Cheonnam National University, Korea.

10Professor, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Korea.

gelee@dau.ac.kr

Copyright © 2006 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to develop a critical thinking disposition scale for nursing students.

Method

The developmental process was construction of a conceptual framework, development of preliminary items, verification of content validity, development of secondary items, verification of construct validity and extraction of final items. The conceptual framework and first preliminary 60 items were obtained through a review of relevant literature and the development of critical disposition scales by 10 researchers who had been studying critical thinking for one year. These items were reviewed by five specialists for content validity and finally 55 items were chosen. The data was collected from October 1 to 15, 2004 and was analyzed using factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha with the SPSS program. The subjects were composed of 560 Bachelor of Science nursing students from 8 nursing schools.

Result

There were 35 final items which were sorted into 8 factors. The factors were identified as ‘ intellectual integrity(6 items)’, ‘ creativity(4 items)’, ‘ challenge(6 items)’, ‘ open-mindedness(3 items)’, ‘ prudence(4 items)’, ‘ objectivity(4 items)’, ‘ truth seeking(3 items)’ and ‘ inquisitiveness(5 items)’. The cumulative percent of variance was 55.107%. The reliability of the scale, Cronbach's alpha was .892 and the factors' ranged from .562-.836.

Conclusion

The result of this study could be used for measuring critical thinking dispositions of nursing students. However, for further validity and reliability, repeated research is necessary.

Keywords: Nursing students, Critical Thinking

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