Najafi Minoo, Motlagh Maryam Karbasi, Najafi Maryam, Kashani Ahmad Sabouri, Ostadzar Naser Faal, Zarghi Nazila, Shirazi Mandana
School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical science, Tehran, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2022 Jan 31;11:29. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1373_20. eCollection 2022.
Critical thinking is one of the goals of education. It is a criterion for academic accreditation in medical education by concentration on students' soft skills. Due to lack of basic information on critical thinking tendency in undergraduate medical program, this study aimed to determine the trend of tendency toward critical thinking of medical students in two phases: basic science (year 1) and preinternship (year 5) at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
This longitudinal descriptive-analytic study has been conducted in two phases (2010 and 2015); all 105 medical students were selected by accessible sampling method. Years of entrance to college was the inclusion criterion. The psychometric properties of The California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory (CCTDI) were confirmed, and then, the instrument was completed twice by participants. Data were analyzed by SPSS: 16 using student -test, and paired -tests.
There was a significant difference between genders of students ( < 0.05). Males were more disposed toward critical thinking than females. The significant increase was found between mean of truth-seeking in the second test compared to the first test; instead, the mean of inquisitiveness, analyticity and self-confidence and inquisitiveness was significantly decreased ( < 0.05). However, in other subscales, there were no significant differences between the 1 and the 5 year students ( > 0.05). The total score of the test in the second phase was lower than the first phase, which was not significant.
According to the findings, there is necessary to consider the critical thinking dispositions in medical students training programs and break down the barriers. Tendency toward critical thinking seems to be as prerequisite of critical thinking skills in undergraduate medical program.
批判性思维是教育的目标之一。它是医学教育学术认证的一项标准，专注于学生的软技能。由于本科医学课程中缺乏关于批判性思维倾向的基本信息，本研究旨在确定德黑兰医科大学医学专业学生在基础科学阶段（第1年）和实习前阶段（第5年）两个阶段的批判性思维倾向趋势。
本纵向描述性分析研究分两个阶段（2010年和2015年）进行；通过方便抽样法选取了105名医学生。大学入学年份为纳入标准。确认了加利福尼亚批判性思维倾向量表（CCTDI）的心理测量特性，然后参与者两次完成该量表。数据使用SPSS 16进行分析，采用学生t检验和配对t检验。
学生性别之间存在显著差异（P<0.05）。男性比女性更倾向于批判性思维。与第一次测试相比，第二次测试中寻求真理的平均分有显著提高；相反，好奇性、分析性、自信心和求知欲的平均分显著下降（P<0.05）。然而，在其他子量表中，1年级和5年级学生之间没有显著差异（P>0.05）。第二阶段测试的总分低于第一阶段，但不显著。
根据研究结果，有必要在医学生培训项目中考虑批判性思维倾向并消除障碍。批判性思维倾向似乎是本科医学课程中批判性思维技能的先决条件。
