The Effect of Six Hats Thinking Technique on Problem Solving, Critical and Empathic Thinking in Nursing Students

KTO Karatay University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nursing Students

Treatments: Device: No Intervention (Control); Behavioral: Six Hats Thinking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07005206

09.05.2025-E.109769

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research aims to examine the effect of the Six Thinking Hats Technique application on empathic thinking, critical thinking motivation and problem solving skills in nursing students. In the study, which will be conducted with a pre-test-post-test control group experimental design, the contribution of case discussions made with the Six Thinking Hats Technique to the cognitive and emotional skills of the students will be evaluated.

Full description

Nursing education is a dynamic process where theoretical knowledge and clinical practices are integrated; critical thinking, clinical decision-making and problem-solving skills are systematically developed. In this process, in the rapidly changing information society, it is of great importance that nursing students are trained not only as individuals who can access information, but also as professionals who can analyze, interpret information, develop alternative solutions and think in multiple ways. The six thinking hats technique, which aims to develop multi-dimensional thinking skills in nursing students within a systematic structure, is considered an effective teaching method that supports cognitive and emotional development. Within the scope of this technique, it is aimed for individuals to evaluate events and situations in multiple dimensions through six different colored hats, each of which represents a specific way of thinking, such as emotional evaluation, critical thinking, impartial analysis, optimistic perspective, creative thinking and process management.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course
• Being 18 years of age or older
• Being able to read and write in Turkish
• Voluntarily participating in the research

Exclusion criteria

• Having taken a nursing fundamentals course before

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Six Hats Thinking

Experimental group

Description:

This group received training in the Six Hats Thinking Technique.

Treatment:

Device: No Intervention (Control)

Behavioral: Six Hats Thinking

classical education

Sham Comparator group

Description:

This group did not receive any training.

Treatment:

Device: No Intervention (Control)

Behavioral: Six Hats Thinking