Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assosiate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.

2 Student in Literature and English Language, Department of English Language, Neyshabour University, Neyshabour, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
Background and Purpose: The new methods of the evaluation of critical thinking skills educate is necessary for approaches with patient in early clinical exposure in medical students .
Material and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out at Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in 2016-2018. The present study was conducted in collaboration with 34 medical students inclouded(24 males and 10 females) in this study using California Critical Thinking Skills Questionnaire (CCTST). Early Clinical Exposure (ECE) and after skill education- (ECE) were performed in the related to analysis, inductive and deductive reasoning skills. Data were analyzed by SPSS16 software using MC-Nemar and paired t-tests (Pair: T-test).
Results: Mean scores of analysis skills before and after undergoing preliminary anatomy of the patient (Early Clinical Exposure)the correct answer were significant in the area of inductive reasoning and inference or reasoning deductive before and after ECE with Critical Thinking Skills training (P 0.05.

Conclusion: The results showed that teaching ccritical thinking skills training improves learners' quality and also provides positive feedback to the teacher, learner and patient.

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