Mind mapping is an innovative thinking mode which can assist nursing students in learning to remember the main concepts and create a learning environment that helps processing information. Aim of the study is to investigate the effect of mind mapping on cognitive achievement and critical thinking skills of nursing students. Research design: A Quazi- experimental research design (prepost intervention control group) was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Al -Azhar University in Nasr city, Cairo. Sample: A convenient number of (156) students who enrolled in nursing administration course 3rd year. Three tools were used for data collection; Mind mapping questionnaire, Cognitive achievement questionnaire and Yoon's critical thinking disposition instrument. Results: Immediately post application of mind mapping the majority of nursing students (89.7%) of study group had satisfactory level of knowledge about mind mapping. Also, most of nursing students (85.9%) and nearly one third of them (32.1%) had high level of cognitive achievement at study and control group respectively. Moreover, (84.6% & 50%) of the nursing students of the two groups had high and moderate level of critical thinking respectively immediately post application of mind mapping. Conclusion: Highly statistically significant positive correlation between total cognitive achievement score and total critical thinking score at both groups was found. Recommendation: raising faculty members' awareness on the use of mind mapping and expanding its application in other nursing courses. |
