The Relationship between Critical Thinking and Preferred Learning Styles at Secondary Nursing School in El-Beheira Governorate

Dehil, Arwa Mokhtar; Abd Elfattah, Abeer Mahmoud; Fayed, Sally Abd El Hamid

doi:10.21608/dsnj.2025.374092.1069

The Relationship between Critical Thinking and Preferred Learning Styles at Secondary Nursing School in El-Beheira Governorate

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Nursing education department at faculty of nursing in El-Beheira Governorate

² Professor of Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt

³ Assistant Professor of Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt

10.21608/dsnj.2025.374092.1069

Abstract

One definition of critical thinking is the internal drive to solve issues and reach conclusions through reasoning. It is seen as a crucial element in assisting in the management of intricate medical circumstances and the successful resolution of patient concerns through the application of critical, autonomous, introspective, and clear rational thought. Students' distinct and consistent methods of processing and assimilating knowledge are known as their learning styles. One of the key elements affecting how students approach learning is their learning style, which also plays a significant role in the learning process. Developing nurses with critical thinking skills so they can deliver safe nursing care is one of the goals of nursing education. Aim: To investigate the relationship between the relationship between critical thinking and preferred learning styles at secondary nursing school in El-Beheira governorate. Research design: A descriptive correlational research design. Settings: The study was conducted in at secondary nursing schools in El- Beheira governorate Tools: Tool I: -Critical Thinking Questionnaire. Tool II: Kolb Learning styles Inventory Self-Assessment Questionnaire version (3). Results: More than half of the studied subjects had a moderate level of critical thinking and the four learning styles groups have positive and non-significant correlations with total critical thinking.Conclusion: studied subject had a moderate level of critical thinking and there was a positive and non- significant correlation with total critical thinking and learning styles

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