Mehdi Vahiddastjerdi, Mohammad Eslami Vaghar, Rayhane Sharifiyan
Investigating the association of the lifestyle of pregnant women with the rate of preterm labor
Journal of family medicine and primary care
deductive logic often used develop critical thinking however inductive logical thinking essential care decisionmaking yet emphasized study aimed explore visual thinking learning among undergraduate nursing students asking draw situated patient pictures order integrate theoretical knowledge promote inductive logical thinking mixedmethods research design used obtain quantitative qualitative data convenience sample 100 students study conducted taiwanese university september 2022 january 2023 quantitative component learners views situated patient pictures captured based 15 paired identifiers two questions word used describing situated patients picture b strongly feel selection written feedback analyzed using qualitative content analysis quantitative analysis identified specific unpretentious humorous harmonious conservative realistic rational entire image performance professional performance understandable expressive static performance rigorous profuse reasonable degree choice qualitative analysis identified four stages participants development inductive reasoning situated patient pictures visual thinking learning exploration intuition theme logic creation results suggest visual thinking learning practical pedagogical approach increasing learners communication abilities group cooperation theoretical knowledge integration logical thinking neither educators learners required artistic skills nonetheless participants demonstrated creativity innovation continuous visual thinking learning