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Dargahi A, Vosoughi M, Hamidzadeh Arbabi Y, Sadeghi H, Hoseinpour R. Comparing the Status of Critical Thinking and Its
Associated Factors in Students. Arch Hyg Sci 2021; 10 (4) :263-270
URL: http://jhygiene.muq.ac.ir/article-1-530-en.html
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Abdollah Dargahi1 
, Mehdi Vosoughi2 , Yousef Hamidzadeh Arbabi * 3, Hadi Sadeghi2 , Robab Hoseinpour3
, Mehdi Vosoughi2 , Yousef Hamidzadeh Arbabi * 3, Hadi Sadeghi2 , Robab Hoseinpour3
1- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
2- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
2- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Abstract: (1479 Views)
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 2017 and 2020 were enrolled in the study by
completing a virtual questionnaire. According to the relevant results, 155 individuals completed
the questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical tests in SPSS v. 20 analyzed the collected data.
Results: The minimum score of critical thinking was 4, the maximum was 16, and the Mean±SD
essential score of thinking was 10.17±2.56 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=0.02) and (P=0.026). 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>0.05).
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.
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 2017 and 2020 were enrolled in the study by
completing a virtual questionnaire. According to the relevant results, 155 individuals completed
the questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical tests in SPSS v. 20 analyzed the collected data.
Results: The minimum score of critical thinking was 4, the maximum was 16, and the Mean±SD
essential score of thinking was 10.17±2.56 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=0.02) and (P=0.026). 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>0.05).
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.
Type of Study: Original Article |
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Received: 2021/05/12 | Accepted: 2021/07/5 | Published: 2021/10/2
Received: 2021/05/12 | Accepted: 2021/07/5 | Published: 2021/10/2
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