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Concept mapping (CM) is one of the evidence-based pedagogies that helps to improve CT in individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_ijnes-2024-0024_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The objective of this review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the impact of concept mapping on CT abilities, academic achievement, and clinical skills in nursing students.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_ijnes-2024-0024_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify published articles on the effect of CM on CT in nursing students, written in English and published from 2011 to 2024. The articles were sourced from SCOPUS, Web of Science (WoS), ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases. To ensure a comprehensive and relevant search, the following MeSH terms were used: \u201cEffectiveness\u201d OR \u201cImpact,\u201d AND \u201cConcept Mapping,\u201d AND \u201cCT,\u201d AND \u201cNursing Student,\u201d AND \u201cRCT\u201d OR \u201cRandomized Controlled Trials\u201d OR \u201cQuasi-Experimental.\u201d This study used the Cochrane Collaboration\u2019s Risk of Bias (RoB) tool and Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) for outcome measurement, with results analyzed using RevMan\u00a0Web.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_ijnes-2024-0024_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study analyzed 14 RCTs and quasi-experimental studies involving 1,747 participants (E=870, C=877). The meta-analysis found that concept mapping enhanced nursing students\u2019 CT skills (MD=4.86, 95\u202f% CI [2.16 to 7.56], p=0.0004), academic achievements (MD=3.38, 95\u202f% CI [0.76 to 5.99], p=0.01), and performance in clinical practice (MD=5.94, 95\u202f% CI [3.22 to 8.65], p&lt;0.0001) when compared to routine instructional methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_ijnes-2024-0024_abs_005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CM provides valuable insights into enhancing CT and clinical skills in nursing students, eventually preparing them to become excellent nursing professionals in the healthcare system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/ijnes-2024-0024","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]],"date-time":"2026-07-24T13:02:02Z","timestamp":1784898122000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of concept mapping on critical thinking skills in nursing students: a systematic review with meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Seeta","family":"Devi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing , Parul Institute of Nursing , Parul University , Vadodara , Gujarat , India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maheswari","family":"Thapa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"PhD Scholar, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , Symbiosis International (Deemed University) , Pune , Maharashtra , India"},{"name":"Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing , Aliah University , Kolkata , West Bengal , India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026072413015792263_j_ijnes-2024-0024_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Dewey, J. 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