Mahmoud Mervat M S, Shokry Dina A, Mowafy Maha A E, Elden Nesreen M K, Hasan Marwa D A
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
J Family Community Med. 2023 Jul-Sep;30(3):225-230. doi: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_391_22. Epub 2023 Jul 24.
The cognitive process of critical thinking (CT) involves the examination of the existing reasons and an analysis of the information to draw conclusions and make decisions. The goal of the study was to determine how concept mapping (CM) technique affects family medicine residents' capacity for critical thought.
We conducted a randomized controlled trial among family medicine residents aged between 26 and 28 years. A total of 100 residents were involved; over the course of 3 months, 50 residents were exposed to the conventional teaching model and 50 residents to the CM model. Data was collected using California CT skills test (CCTST) modified Arabic version and a self-administered questionnaire. The primary intervention was teaching method, experimental group received CM lessons while control group had conventional lessons. First session was carried out at baseline and second session one week after baseline, whereas 3, 4, and 5 sessions conducted at end of 1, 2, 3rd months, respectively. Both groups were assessed at baseline and at end of 3rd month. Both groups were reassessed at end of three months. Quantitative data was presented as mean and SD, whereas frequencies and percentages used for qualitative data. Pre- and post-intervention CT scores for study groups were compared using t-test or Mann-Whitney U test, as appropriate. Groups were compared on pre- and post-intervention CT grades using Chi-square test.
Vast majority (98%) of participants were females, nearly half were 27 year old, and belonged primarily to urban areas (76%). There was no difference in the CT scores between the groups at baseline. The post-intervention CT scores for study group were statistically significantly higher (18.36±2.68) compared to control group (15.94±1.94) ( = 0.001).
The CM approach was superior to the conventional teaching approach in terms of improving CT.
批判性思维(CT)的认知过程涉及对现有理由的审视以及对信息的分析,以得出结论并做出决策。本研究的目的是确定概念图(CM)技术如何影响家庭医学住院医师的批判性思维能力。
我们对年龄在26至28岁之间的家庭医学住院医师进行了一项随机对照试验。共有100名住院医师参与;在3个月的时间里,50名住院医师接受传统教学模式,50名住院医师接受CM模式。使用加利福尼亚批判性思维技能测试(CCTST)修改后的阿拉伯语版本和一份自填式问卷收集数据。主要干预措施是教学方法,实验组接受CM课程,而对照组接受传统课程。第一次课程在基线时进行,第二次课程在基线后一周进行,而第三、第四和第五次课程分别在第1、2、3个月结束时进行。两组在基线时和第3个月末进行评估。三个月结束时对两组进行重新评估。定量数据以均值和标准差表示,而定性数据使用频率和百分比。根据情况,使用t检验或曼-惠特尼U检验比较研究组干预前后的CT分数。使用卡方检验比较两组干预前后的CT等级。
绝大多数(98%)参与者为女性、近一半为27岁,且主要来自城市地区(76%)。两组在基线时的CT分数没有差异。研究组干预后的CT分数(18.36±2.68)与对照组(15.94±1.94)相比在统计学上显著更高(P = 0.001)。
在提高批判性思维方面,CM方法优于传统教学方法。