Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader

scope than decision making and problem solving . Dictionary.com (2016) defines critical thinking as “the
mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating
information to reach an answer or conclusion”

Assists in achieiving desired learner outcomes.

Compromises 4 Overlapping Spheres: -Didadtic Theory Componenet
-Formalized Approach to problem solving
-Use of the Group process
-Material must be made real for the learner so that the learning is internalized

1. Didactic theory which is a teaching method usually involves a teacher-centered

approach in which the faculty teach and nursing students learn by listening.
2.
3. problem solving
4. Personalized learning
5. Group Process
*All of these spheres are essential components for teaching leadership and
management.

Didactic (hearing info), Personalized (internalize the info), Group Process (different aspects), Solving the
Problem

-each being an essential component for teaching leadership and management

- This can be accomplished through writing exercises, personal exploration, and values clarification,
along with risk taking, as case studies are examined.

This book was developed with the perspective that experiential learning provides mock experiences that
have tremendous value in applying leadership and management theory.