Introduction: Today, philosophers have introduced the ultimate goal in higher education institutions as critical thinking skills. Thus this study was conducted to compare the critical thinking skills between years of education of bachelor students in Fasa University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This study was conducted on 150 Studying BSc students in various terms from Fasa University of Me...

According to Richard Paul, critical thinking (C.T.) is a unique kind of purposeful thinking, in which the thinker systematically, and habitually imposes criteria and intellectual standards upon the thinking, taking change of the construction of thinking, guiding the construction of the thinking according to the standards, and assessing the effectiveness of thinking according to the purpose, the...

Introduction: Critical thinking has been always the subject of discussion by teachers and educational centers. Considering the extensive and serious approach to critical thinking, this study was performed to investigate the application of critical thinking by basic sciences students in facing scientific texts, in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this experimental study medi...

Introduction. The significance of fostering critical thinking in students has been explicated by the increasing rate of knowledge and information. To assimilate knowledge and to assess the considerable amount of information, students need to develop their thinking skills. Considering reflection as a teaching strategy and one of the most effective ways for fostering thinking, this study was desi...

Introduction: Today substance abuse is one of the most social and psychological problems in the different countries of the world. It is a serious threat for the human society in general. The aim of the present study was to compare the problem – solving styles and thinking styles among addict and non addict persons. Method: In this purpose 100 participants (50 addicts and 50 non - addicts) selec...

Background and Aim: Thinking is an active, purposeful, organized cognitive process which is used to mean the world. Successful thinking will solve the problems that we face with them constantly, make clever decisions, and achieve the goals we determin in our lives. Critical thinking is a process in which we examine our thoughts and opinions, and get a better understanding. Asking, analyzing and...

Introduction: Critical thinking skills is essential and the ultimate goal for medical education. This study aimed to compare the critical thinking skills among medical and paramedical students in the Fasa University of Medical Science. Method: A cross- sectional analytical study was conducted on 231 medical and paramedical students in 2015. The subjects were selected using a randomized stratif...