Table 1 Comparison of nursing students' scores in each item and domain of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) between pre- and post-test in two arms (n = 122)

1.Focused observations

1.80 (0.654)

3.25 (0.567) **

1.80 (0.703)

2.79 (0.686) **

4.03

 < 0.001

2.Recognizing deviations

1.98 (0.671)

3.23 (0.462) **

2.10 (0.597)

2.92 (0.331) **

4.28

 < 0.001

3.Information seeking

2.07 (0.442)

3.13 (0.618) **

2.07 (0.680)

2.87 (0.645) **

2.29

0.024

Effective discovery processes

1.95 (0.421)

3.20 (0.448) **

1.99 (0.399)

2.86 (0.392) **

4.52

 < 0.001

4.Prioritizing data

2.13 (0.427)

3.20 (0.401) **

2.18 (0.592)

2.75 (0.567) **

4.98

 < 0.001

5.Making sense of data

1.93 (0.602)

3.07 (0.629) **

2.08 (0.737)

2.89 (0.733) **

1.46

0.147

Valid interpretation of the material

2.03 (0.427)

3.13 (0.437) **

2.13 (0.507)

2.82 (0.548) **

3.47

0.001

6.Calm, confident manner

2.30 (0.843)

3.05 (0.669) **

2.34 (0.981)

3.11 (0.896) **

0.46

0.648

7.Clear communication

2.28 (0.799)

3.21 (0.581) **

2.51 (0.674)

3.02 (0.619) **

1.81

0.073

8.Well-planning intervention

1.92 (0.690)

2.69 (0.593) **

2.18 (0.885)

2.82 (0.785) **

1.04

0.300

9.Being skillful

2.07 (0.834)

2.95 (0.617) **

2.15 (0.872)

3.00 (0.775) **

0.39

0.699

Effective feedback was given

2.14 (0.610)

2.98 (0.465) **

2.30 (0.603)

2.99 (0.562) **

0.13

0.895

10.Evaluation/self-analysis

1.90 (0.625)

2.92 (0.759) **

2.08 (0.714)

2.92 (0.918) **

0.00

1.000

11.Commitment to improvement

1.89 (0.635)

2.95 (0.740) **

2.10 (0.700)

2.77 (1.116) **

1.05

0.295

Effective reflection

1.89 (0.549)

2.93 (0.680) **

2.09 (0.595)

2.84 (0.897) **

0.63

0.533

Total score

22.26 (4.644)

33.64 (4.435) **

23.59 (4.383)

31.85 (5.016) **

2.08

0.039