Date of Award
Winter 12-12-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Career and Technology Education (MCTE)
First Advisor
Dr. Julie Dainty
Second Advisor
Dr. Greg Belcher
Third Advisor
Dr. Kristi Frisbee
Keywords
critical thinking, clinical problem solving, clinical reasoning
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze how critical thinking skills are assessed for Physical Therapist Assistant students within the state of Kansas. Eight face to face interviews were conducted with clinical instructors who use the Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument (PTA-CPI) as the instrument to assess critical thinking. Physical Therapy educational facilities supplied the names of clinical instructors who met the study’s criteria. Clinical instructor’s gave their definition of critical thinking, stated the advantages and disadvantages of the PTA-CPI, described their perceptions of a PTA student’s critical thinking skills in the clinical educational setting, and discussed what they perceived as an adequate length of time for a PTA student to develop and assess critical thinking in the classroom as well as the clinical educational setting.
Recommended Citation
Hansen, Trudy L., "Clinical Instructors Perceptions of the PTA-CPI Assessment of Critical Thinking" (2016). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 219.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/219
