The Effect of Daily and Weekly Reflection on Nursing Students’ Critical Thinking Disposition: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract Introduction: Critical thinking, defined as the purposeful, self-regulatory judgment involving interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, is a fundamental requirement for education in the healthcare field. Reflection, a metacognitive process that promotes self-awareness and deeper understanding of experiences, is regarded as one of the key strategies that enhances critical thinking disposition by fostering motivation and habitual application of these skills. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of daily versus weekly reflection on the critical thinking disposition of nursing