Effects of a Debate on Nursing Students' Critical Thinking Disposition, Ethical Value and Moral Judgment in Nursing Ethics Education

A case study on the evaluation of discussion and debate learning effectiveness in a dental hygiene ethics class

“…DBL can enhance social decision‐making skills, improve multi‐dimensional thinking skills, positively influence moral development and attitude, and increase learners’ participation in classes 16 . Critical thinking and problem‐solving skills are important for dental hygienists 9 .…”

“…24 DBL can enhance social decision-making skills, improve multidimensional thinking skills, positively influence moral development and attitude, and increase learners' participation in classes. 16 Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are important for dental hygienists. 9 Therefore, in dental hygiene ethics education, school education needs to be structured and achieved through effective learning methods so that these student competencies can be developed and improved.…”

“…15 In medical education, the effects of discussion learning on nursing ethics education have been analysed, and this teaching method has shown positive learning improvement effects on the critical thinking, ethical values, and moral judgment of nursing students. 16 The need to develop and apply a variety of teaching and learning strategies, such as discussion, to nursing ethics education has also been argued.…”