Effective Factors in Critical Thinking Disposition in Nursing Students

Table 3

Total score of critical thinking disposition and scores of its dimensions in different semesters.

Independent variable/critical thinking disposition	Academic semester							P	d
	Mean ± SD
	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth	Seventh	Eighth
Innovation	42.40 ± 4.68	38.96 ± 6.44	40.00 ± 7.44	40.77 ± 3.42	44.95 ± 3.54	42.73 ± 5.63	42.42 ± 3.87	0.001	0.59
Maturity	20.07 ± 4.72	29.43 ± 4.87	28.20 ± 4.10	30.20 ± 3.80	32.08 ± 4.78	31.53 ± 4.01	32.75 ± 1.77	0.002	0.35
Engagement	48.82 ± 5.83	45.36 ± 7.85	44.75 ± 8.28	45.76 ± 9.25	50.04 ± 5.60	48.43 ± 9.37	46.15 ± 4.79	0.06	—
Total	119.36 ± 11	111.64 ± 15.47	114.36 ± 20.01	113.0 ± 14.46	126.7 ± 9.63	120.82 ± 14.95	122.84 ± 7.47	0.001	0.25