TY - JOUR
T1 - More than a Meme
T2 - The Dunning-Kruger Effect as an Opportunity for Positive Change in Nursing Education
AU - Bradley, Cynthia Sherraden
AU - Dreifuerst, Kristina Thomas
AU - Johnson, Brandon Kyle
AU - Loomis, Ann
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - The Dunning–Kruger Effect (DKE) describes the cognitive bias in which novices tend to overestimate performance or competence while experts tend to underestimate. Those who are lacking in competence do not have the skills to accurately recognize deficient performance. Subjective assessment is used widely in simulation learning and in nursing curricula, yet often without expert feedback and reflective discussions, which can result in mistakes being overlooked and encoded, which could subsequently result in clinical errors. The prevalence of DKE should not be interpreted solely as a deprecation of the use of subjective measures, but rather as an indicator of the need for improving self-reflection, metacognition, and an opportunity for formative feedback.
AB - The Dunning–Kruger Effect (DKE) describes the cognitive bias in which novices tend to overestimate performance or competence while experts tend to underestimate. Those who are lacking in competence do not have the skills to accurately recognize deficient performance. Subjective assessment is used widely in simulation learning and in nursing curricula, yet often without expert feedback and reflective discussions, which can result in mistakes being overlooked and encoded, which could subsequently result in clinical errors. The prevalence of DKE should not be interpreted solely as a deprecation of the use of subjective measures, but rather as an indicator of the need for improving self-reflection, metacognition, and an opportunity for formative feedback.
KW - Assessment
KW - Dunning-Kruger Effect
KW - Formative Feedback
KW - Measurement
KW - Self-report
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecns.2022.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ecns.2022.02.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127911052
SN - 1876-1399
VL - 66
SP - 58
EP - 65
JO - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
JF - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
ER -