Comparing the Status of Critical Thinking and Its Associated Factors in Students

  • سال انتشار: 1400
  • محل انتشار: مجله آرشیو علوم بهداشتی، دوره: 10، شماره: 4
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_AHS-10-4_001
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 262
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نویسندگان

عبداله درگاهی

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.

مهدی وثوقی

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

یوسف حمیدزاده اربابی

Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.

هادی صادقی

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

رباب حسین پور

Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.

چکیده

Background & Aims of the Study: By being aware of the state of critical thinking and the factors affecting it in students, it is possible to help improve the planning and quality of education. This study aimed to comparatively determine the status of critical thinking and the factors affecting it in students. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study’s population and the sample consisted of health disciplines students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences in Ardabil City, Iran. All students of the two entrances of ۲۰۱۷ and ۲۰۲۰ were enrolled in the study by completing a virtual questionnaire. According to the relevant results, ۱۵۵ individuals completed the questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical tests in SPSS v. ۲۰ analyzed the collected data. Results: The minimum score of critical thinking was ۴, the maximum was ۱۶, and the Mean±SD essential score of thinking was ۱۰.۱۷±۲.۵۶ in all students. Among the studied variables, only the relationship between the subscales of inference and inductive reasoning with the year of entry of the studied students was significant (P=۰.۰۲) and (P=۰.۰۲۶). In other cases, there was no significant correlation between demographic variables, such as age, gender, the year of entry, native or non-native, the field of study, and grade point average with the overall scores of critical thinking and its subscales (P> ۰.۰۵). Conclusion: The current study results indicated that the critical thinking skills of health students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences are poor in all dimensions and subscales. Considering the importance of critical thinking in the development, progress, and well-being of individuals and societies, reviewing and correcting the curriculum, training and empowering teachers concerning critical thinking skills, and teaching it in higher education and academic centers.

کلیدواژه ها

Creativity, Thinking, Students, Critical thinking, Healthdisciplines, Related factors

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