Exploring a model to evaluate levels of reflection in baccalaureate nursing students' journals

The purpose of this study was to use Mezirow's model to identify reflective levels among baccalaureate nursing students. This study examined the question, "Tb what extent and at what level is reflection-on-practice identified in the journals of junior baccalaureate nursing students?"...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2005-03, Vol.44 (3), p.139-142
Main Authors: Jensen, Sharon K, Joy, Christina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Autobiography as Topic
Behavior
Beliefs
Clinical Experience
Cognitive Processes
College students
Conceptual Tempo
Consciousness
Critical Thinking
Data Analysis
Definitions
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - standards
Educational Measurement - methods
Educational Measurement - standards
Female
Group Discussion
Humans
Interrater Reliability
Judgment
Learning Activities
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Educational
Models, Nursing
Models, Psychological
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Students
Observer Variation
Perceptions
Periodicals
Professional Competence - standards
Professional practice
Reference Materials
Reflection
Reflective practice
Reflective teaching
Researchers
Students
Students, Nursing - psychology
Thinking
Thinking Skills
Writing - standards
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to use Mezirow's model to identify reflective levels among baccalaureate nursing students. This study examined the question, "Tb what extent and at what level is reflection-on-practice identified in the journals of junior baccalaureate nursing students?" Twenty nursing students wrote journals at three points during a health assessment course. This descriptive, non-experimental study used a classification system to quantify the amount of reflection present. Eighty percent of students were able to reach the higher levels of reflection in at least one journal, but 20% had no evidence of higher-level reflective thought in any journal. Sixty-three percent of journals had entries at the higher levels of reflection. However, of all journal entries, 18% were at higher levels, and 82% were at lower levels. These findings are consistent with other nursing studies using Mezirow's model. Mezirow's levels of reflection are a useful tool to evaluate the level of student reflection in journals.
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20050301-08