A Comparative Study of Critical Thinking Skills and Critical Thinking Disposition in Veteran and Non-Veteran Students

Document Type : Original Research

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1 Department of Healthcare Management, Medical University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Department of Healthcare Management, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, Medical University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

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Aims: Today critical thinking is regarded as the main output of higher education in any country. The aim of this study was to compare critical thinking skills and critical thinking disposition in veterans and non-veteran students in Gilan-e-Gharb and Ghasr-e-Shirin from September 2010 until February 2011.
Methods: This comparative study was performed on 80 veteran and non-veteran students in Gilanegharb and Ghasreshirin Islamic Azad University. Data was collected by the California Critical Thinking Skills questionnaire and the California Critical Thinking Disposition question-naire.
Results: The mean score and standard deviation of critical thinking skills were 12.45 ± 2.12 in non-veteran students and 12.12± 2.51 in veteran students. The mean score and standard devia-tion of critical thinking disposition were 262.34 ± 25.64 in non-veteran students and 278.46 ± 20.17 in veteran students. The mean score of critical thinking dispositions between non-veteran and veteran students showed a significant difference in truth component (p=0.001) and veterans had more positive trends in growth and curiosity components.
Conclusion: Considering the results of the study, policy makers and authorities must devote more time and attention to developing critical thinking dispositions in their educational programs.

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Journal of Military Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 4 - Serial Number 50
January and February 2013
Pages 293-298

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