Introduction: The twenty-first century is a new era of permanent changes in the scientific and medical practices. Critical thinking is essential to solve complex systems' problems. This study aims to investigate critical thinking skills of dental students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences.Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study. Sixty four dental students enr...

Introduction: Critical Thinking is one of the most important skills for people of 21th century, especially for medical students. Emotional intelligence is another outstanding factor for success in all aspects of life, profession and education. It seems that both critical thinking and emotional intelligence altogether can play an important role in training professional doctors. The aim of this s...

Introduction: Midwifery practice is involved with clinical judgments which have direct effect on mother;aposs and embryo;aposs health. A midwife should be able to make vital decisions based on her knowledge and skills in emergency situations. A midwife can reach correct decisions by using critical thinking. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive-comparative study we compare...

Background and purpose: Critical thinking has a major role in desirable professional attribute and a highly valued educational outcome. The aim of this paper was to assess the dimensions of critical thinking abilities among medical students in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Materials and methods: Using multistage cluster random sampling, 120 medical students were assessed. Critical...

     The aim of this study was to determine the effect of teaching critical thinking skills on creativity of male high school students in Behbahan city. Teaching critical thinking was independent variable, and creativity were dependent variables. The present study was a field experimental study with pre- post-test and follow-up design. The variables were measured by Critical Thinking of Halpern...

One of the main objectives of the ICT-based education is training of critical thinking skills. Critical thinking is essential for a thouthful way of living and compatability to rapid social changes. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship betweeen usage of ICT tools and critical thinking desposition among distance education students. The research was done through descriptive (...

The most fundamental move to enhance the quality of critical thinking in students is the improvement of motivation to think, as the key to success in life and study. This is because acquiring the skills involved in critical thinking, in the process of official curriculum, cannot guarantee the development of these skills, and consequently, their application in different situations. Therefore, on...