Perceptions of Writing Confidence, Critical Thinking, and Writing Competence among Registered Nurse-Learners Studying Online
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Historically, nursing education has recognized that writing enhances critical thinking, the basis of the clinical reasoning process. The online learning recently adopted by Nursing involves considerable writing, which may enhance critical thinking more than face-to-face courses. In the study reported here, the critical thinking and writing experiences of 34 registered nurses in an online course at an Ontario university were considered from several perspectives: perception of writing competence; demonstration of levels and kinds of critical thinking; and demonstration of writing competence. Although the participants’ perceptions of their writing competence increased significantly, these results were not reflected in their levels of writing competence résumé Historiquement, les éducateurs en sciences infirmières reconnaissent que l’action d’écrire parfait la pensé critique ce qui est à la base du processus clinico-raisonnement. L’apprentissage en ligne récemment adopté en Sciences infirmières nécessite d’écrire énormément, ce qui pourrait parfaire la pensée critique plus que dans les cours à encadrement face à face. Dans cet article, cette étude considèrent de plusieurs perspectives les expériences de pensée critique et d’écrire de 34 infirmières autorisées suivant un cours en ligne offert par une université en Ontario : la perception de la compétence à l’écrit ; la démonstration de plusieurs niveaux ainsi que de plusieurs sortes de pensée critique ; et la démonstration de la compétence à l’écrit. Bien que la perception Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education Vol. 34, No. 2, fall 2008 pp. 63–87 Perceptions of Writing Confidence, Critical Thinking, and Writing Competence among Registered Nurse-Learners Studying Online Lorraine Carter, Laurentian University
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