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...

  Background: Academic achievement is influenced by several parameters, such as self-efficacy, critical thinking, thinking styles and emotional intelligence. The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between academic achievement and self-efficacy, critical thinking, thinking styles and emotional intelligence in nursing students.   Methods: The present descriptive, cross-sectio...

Background & Objective: The development of critical thinking skills, which is hugely affected by personality traits, was always a puzzling educational subject. This study aimed to elaborate on the relationship of critical thinking according to the Five-Factor Model (FFM) through metacognition mediation among students of the Aja University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: The sample po...

Introduction: Critical thinking is an essential skill and the ultimate goal for medical education. This study aimed to compare the critical thinking skills among medical and paramedical students who studied at 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 rand...

Introduction: Critical thinking and clinical decision making skills lead to care improvement and the application of nursing process. Previous studies have indicated that critical thinking and clinical decision making skills among nurses and students are low and studies comparing nurses and students in this regard have yielded inconsistent results. Thus this survey aimed to compare critical thin...