Introduction: Nowadays, experts introduce critical thinking as the main outcome of higher education and consider teaching "how to think" as the basis for learning. This study compares the critical thinking skills and critical thinking dispositions in freshmen and senior students of health care management. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 60 freshmen ...

Emotional intelligence and critical thinking are important factors affecting professional performance and mental health of health care professionals. In this research, the relationship between emotional intelligence and critical thinking is investigated. This is a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of this study was all nurses working in hospitals affiliated to one of m...

since critical thinking is one of the main goals of university education system and quality is one of the main attributes of educational systems, identifying quality factors effecting critical thinking of students is necessary. so the purpose of present study is to investigate the role of teaching quality and its 4 components-including lesson plans, teaching performance, teaching and assessing ...

Introduction: Are the education students receive prior to entering the university, based on critical thinking skills? Are their scientific abilities associated with this thinking style? This study was designed with the aim of evaluating critical thinking skills and its relationship with the achieved rank in university entrance exam in the students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Met...

Introduction: Today, the development of critical thinking skills and disposition in universities are one of the most important goals of higher education. The aim of this study was to determine the critical thinking disposition among postgraduate students of Medical faculty in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Iran, 2017.  Method: In a descriptive cross-sectional study, critica...

Introduction: Critical thinking is a combination of cognitive ability and personality states. Thus, in this regard to the importance of character in critical thinking, this study aimed to determine the correlation between personality traits with the critical thinking skills of nursing students was conducted. Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 165 nursing students of Isfahan Uni...

Introduction: One of the most important and basic goals of nursing education is the development of critical thinking. Critical thinking is known as an integral component of nursing. This study investigated the effect of an active educational method on nursing students’ critical thinking capability. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental interventional study performed on 60 nursing students (30 ...