Psychometric evaluation of a nursing competence assessment tool among nursing students: a development and validation study

Table 4 Correlation coefficients between criterion questions and Nursing Student Competence Scale (N = 241)

	Criterion
	Medical related knowledge	Basic nursing skills	Communi-cation and cooperation	Life-long learning	Global vision	Critical thinking	Sum
NSCS
Medical related knowledge	0.605**	0.705**	0.336**	0.424**	0.330**	0.514**	0.645**
Basic nursing skills	0.518**	0.654**	0.350**	0.431**	0.270**	0.485**	0.599**
Communication and cooperation	0.508**	0.638**	0.358**	0.427**	0.298**	0.457**	0.594**
Life-long learning	0.440**	0.430**	0.481**	0.523**	0.344**	0.470**	0.578**
Global vision	0.480**	0.500**	0.454**	0.532**	0.521**	0.505**	0.648**
Critical thinking	0.528**	0.541**	0.397**	0.448**	0.370**	0.533**	0.613**
Sum	0.596**	0.681**	0.443**	0.523**	0.396**	0.566**	0.702**

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