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- Title
Critical Thinking Abilities among Students of Medicine in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2011.
- Authors
Sheikhmoonesi, Fatemeh; Barani, Hamidreza; Khademloo, Mohammad; Sharifian, Rayka; Jahani, Marjan; Lamsechi, Hoseyn
- Abstract
Background and purpose: Critical thinking has a major role in desirable professional attribute and a highly valued educational outcome. The aim of this paper was to assess the dimensions of critical thinking abilities among medical students in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Materials and methods: Using multistage cluster random sampling, 120 medical students were assessed. Critical thinking skills were measured using the California critical thinking skills test (CCTST). The data was analyzed through descriptive statistics and t-test in SPSS. Results: In this study 118 students completed CCTST questionnaire. The mean of critical thinking score for medical students was 10.91±3.37. Dimensions of critical thinking were not related to gender, marital status, and academic level (P>0.05). Conclusion: This study revealed that critical thinking did not enhance among medical students while studying at university. It is widely believed that critical thinking is essential to clinical decisionmaking, so lecturers in medical universities should focus more on nurturing critical thinking in order to improve the clinical competency of medical students.
- Subjects
CRITICAL thinking; MEDICAL students; DECISION making in clinical medicine; STATISTICAL sampling; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MEDICAL education
- Publication
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (JMUMS), 2013, Vol 23, Issue 98, p97
- ISSN
1735-9260
- Publication type
Article