1020GCH Essay Assessment: SRL, Critical Thinking, and Nursing

This essay examines the role of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) in developing and strengthening critical analytical and reflective thinking skills in student nurses, as required for the 1020GCH assignment. The essay utilizes the required reading by Kuiper and Pesut (2003) and four other academic sources to discuss how SRL supports lifelong learning and professional development in dynamic nursing contexts. The essay is structured to present an argument on the importance of SRL, with key arguments focusing on the SRL model and its relevance to cognitive and metacognitive thinking, research samples and argument complexity, cognitive thinking procedures, and the relationship between the SRL model and behavior-oriented elements of critical thinking. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of integrating metacognitive and cognitive skills for effective clinical reasoning and the benefits of SRL in developing critical thinking abilities in nursing students.

1020GCH Essay Assessment: Appendix A – Research Planning Document Template
TOPIC/QUESTION: ______________________________________
Author/s
details
Year of
Pub.
Title of Article and
Journal Publication
details
Key research question/s
in article
(see Literature Review)
Key conclusions
(Discussion)
Gaps or weaknesses in
the research
(Method/Discussion)
Relevance to Topic
Asegid,
A.,
Belachew,
T., &
Yimam, E.
2014
Factors Influencing
Job Satisfaction and
Anticipated Turnover
among Nurses in
Sidama Zone Public
Health Facilities
What is the determinant
of job satisfaction in the
nursing profession.
Nurses should always use
critical thinking to enjoy
their jobs.
Critical thinking is not the
only determinant of job
satisfaction.
Critical thinking is a major
determinant of job
satisfaction.
Hassan, H. 2016
Effects of modern
instructional
How is critical thinking
beneficial to technology.
Critical thinking aids in
development of new
technology.
The article focuses only
on technology
advancement with
relation to critical
thinking.
Critical thinking is
relevant in emergence of
technology.
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technology (MIT) on
critical thinking skills
of students in
agriculture vocational
courses in Nigeria [
Kuiper, R.
A., &
Pesut, D. J.
2004
promoting cognitive
and metacognitive
reflective reasoning
skills in nursing
practice: Self-
regulated learning
theory
What is the relevance of
SRL.
SRL model advocates for
nurses to in cooperate
cognitive and
metacognitive thinking.
The article is so reliant on
SRL.
Nursing is highly
dependent on cognitive
and metacognitive
thinking.
Kuiper, R.,
O’Donnell,
S. M.,
Pesut, D.
2017
The Essentials of
Clinical Reasoning
What are the essential
elements of clinical
reasoning.
Clinical reasoning is
essential in the nursing
profession.
The article does not
expound on other
essential factors that
affect critical reasoning.
Clinical reasoning is vital
to the nursing profession.
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J., &
Turrise, S.
L
for Nurses
Younas, A. 2017
A Foundational
Analysis of Dorothea
Orem’s Self-Care
Theory and
Evaluation of Its
Significance for
Nursing Practice and
Research
What is the evaluation
and significance of
foundational analysis in
the nursing practice.
Self-care in foundational
analysis is significant in
the nursing practice.
The article only focuses
on foundational analysis.
Self-care is relevant to the
nursing practice.
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1020GCH Essay Assessment: Appendix B – Scaffolded Plan
This scaffold is to guide your thinking and analysis. It should not be used as a direct template for your writing, but as a guide for things to consider. You can
complete this in any way that is supportive of your writing (i.e. dot points, full sentences, diagrams, etc). In parts are prompts to help you think, try to answer
these questions.
1 Introduction –
Topic Statement This essay will examine…
Background – from the literature + citation
Argument Statement : This essay will argue…What ( position) and Why (reasons for the position)
Consider - what will be the structure of your response?
Note : What is your overall argument / position?
What will your essay argue and Why?
Each paragraph holds 1 point of your
argument. This argument point is revealed
in the topic sentence. Topic sentence has 2
parts- the general idea and the comment.
Evidence / Examples
What will support your ideas?
Paraphrases/Quotes/Citations
Purpose
How does this idea link to the others?
2 Argument Point 1
The SRL model shows that cognitive
procedures including memory storage
and stimulus-response as illustrated by
Showing the relevance of the SRL to
cognitive and metacognitive thinking.
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behaviour orientation and information
processing are controlled, monitored,
enhanced and supported by
implementation of metacognitive
procedures and knowledge sentence
(general idea + comment) …
SRL model.
3 Argument Point 2
For instance, research conducted in 2001
showed metacognitive procedures in an
example of nursing students, who
illustrated improved argument
complexity while attending ‘think aloud’
tasks with patient’s clones ic sentence
(general idea+ comment) …
Research samples.
Relevance of argument complexity to
nursing students.
4 Argument Poin
In addition, cognitive thinking procedures
are regulated by monitoring processes of
metacognitive skills and thus involves
self-reinforcement, self-evaluation and
self- monitoring in pursuit of
achievement of goalsence (general idea+
comment) …
Cognitive thinking procedures.
Shows the relevance of cognitive thinking
procedures.
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5 Argument Point 4
What is more, SRL model shows that
behaviour oriented self-regulation or self-
control involves the sub-procedures of
self-viewing, self-judgement and self-
reaction.c sentence (general idea +
comment)…
SRL model.
Shows the relationship between SRL model
and behaviour oriented elements of critical
thinking.
6 Conclusion
What are the key messages from your analysis?
What are the links between your arguments and your topic?
The objectives of professional learning are ability to acquire knowledge, develop a sense of reliability, reason like a professional and handle
ambiguity without difficulty.
Reflective clinical thinking in the nursing profession relies greatly on development of both metacognitive and cognitive skills, thus one cannot
separate the two and expect to be effective in the nursing profession.
Support and utilisation of self-regulation learning help in increasing the development of metacognitive aspects and aids in the utilisation of both
critical reflective thinking and critical analytical thinking in clinical thinking concepts.
Nursing students are thereby better placed if they have knowledge of both metacognitive and cognitive critical thinking to deal with the complex
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clinical situations.
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