Seki Naoko, Sireerat Kittichai, Foxton Richard, Liao Shin-Ru, Morio Ikuko
Dental Education Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
J Dent Sci. 2023 Jan;18(1):443-447. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.08.024. Epub 2022 Sep 13.
Teaching competence in critical thinking is an important element of undergraduate dental curricula. The pedagogy for critical thinking education in Asia requires further discussion and neither the current situation nor the possible challenges are widely known from the perspectives of dental educators. Therefore, seven educators from four countries gathered online in the summer of 2021 to share the current situation and possible challenges. All the participants considered "critical thinking" was "important" (43%) or "very important" (57%), however, 86% mentioned that they faced challenges in delivering education in critical thinking. The challenges to delivering critical thinking education were insufficient time in the curriculum and lack of human resources; lack of information on appropriate teaching methods for the student population; and no established methods of assessment. How to teach and assess critical thinking therefore requires more brainstorming, and raising the awareness of educators to implement this education might be necessary.
批判性思维教学能力是本科牙科课程的重要组成部分。亚洲批判性思维教育的教学方法需要进一步探讨，从牙科教育工作者的角度来看，目前的情况和可能面临的挑战都不太为人所知。因此，来自四个国家的七位教育工作者于2021年夏天在线聚会，分享当前的情况和可能面临的挑战。所有参与者都认为“批判性思维”“重要”（43%）或“非常重要”（57%），然而，86%的人提到他们在进行批判性思维教育时面临挑战。开展批判性思维教育面临的挑战包括课程时间不足和人力资源短缺；缺乏针对学生群体的适当教学方法的信息；以及没有既定的评估方法。因此，如何教授和评估批判性思维需要更多的头脑风暴，提高教育工作者实施这种教育的意识可能是必要的。
