Students tend to overestimate their clinical judgment ability relative to evaluator-assessed scores¶
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q2 i? A comparative study found students tended to overestimate their clinical judgment abilities compared with evaluator-assessed scores using the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric. → Daneshfar Majid; Moonaghi Hossein Karimi 2025
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Daneshfar Majid; Moonaghi Hossein Karimi 2025¶
Daneshfar Majid; Moonaghi Hossein Karimi. (2025). The impact of clinical simulation on bridging the theory–practice gap in nursing education: a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07790-8
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Comparative study (Høegh-Larsen et al., BMC Nursing, cited in review) comparing student self-assessment with evaluator assessment; "students tended to overestimate their clinical judgment abilities".
"students tended to overestimate their clinical judgment abilities when compared with evaluator-assessed scores using the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric, highlighting the importance of structured feedback in aligning self-perception with actual competence"
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Related Claims¶
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