THE CONTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL THINKING ATTITUDE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING STYLES IN PREDICTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS

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BAKHTIARNASRABADI HASSANALI; MOUSAVI SETAREH; KAVE FARSAN ZABIHOLLAH

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Medical Education Year:2012 | Volume:12 | Issue:4 (42) Page(s): 285-296

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THE CONTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL THINKING ATTITUDE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING STYLES IN PREDICTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS

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BAKHTIARNASRABADI HASSANALI | MOUSAVI SETAREH | KAVE FARSAN ZABIHOLLAH | Issue Writer Certificate

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ATTITUDE OF CRITICAL THINKINGQ2

LEARNING STYLESQ2

COGNITIVE LEARNING STYLESQ2

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTQ2

STUDENTSQ2

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Introduction: Improving STUDENTS' critical thinking skills is clearly important in the context of growing human knowledge. The main goal of this research was to measure the contribution of critical thinking attitudes and learning cognitive styles in predicting the STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT variance in Isfahan medical university.Methods: In this descriptive correlation study, population consisted of university STUDENTS in the 2010-2011 academic years. A randomly stratified (according to sex and school) sample of 180 STUDENTS was selected. Data collected using California questionnaire on Critical Thinking attitudes and Kolb’s LEARNING STYLES inventory. Also STUDENTS’ Grand Point Averages (GPA) were reported.Results: Critical thinking scores (beta coefficient=.132) and the reflective observation (beta coefficient=.136) could predict 5% of the variance of ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (GPA). There was also a positive correlation between ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT and active experimentation. The mean scores of ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT as well as mean scores of critical thinking attitudes were significantly different according to the LEARNING STYLES; convergers had the highest GPA and the highest critical thinking attitudes. Critical thinking attitude and reflective observation had a negative correlation (P<.01), while abstract conceptualization showed a positive correlation with critical thinking attitudes (P<.01).Conclusion: The role of critical thinking attitudes and cognitive LEARNING STYLES in the ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT is inevitable. Faculty members are recommended to apply new approaches and procedures to respect different ways of learning and cognitive needs of the STUDENTS and cultivate their critical thinking skills.

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BAKHTIARNASRABADI, HASSANALI, MOUSAVI, SETAREH, & KAVE FARSAN, ZABIHOLLAH. (2012). THE CONTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL THINKING ATTITUDE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING STYLES IN PREDICTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, 12(4 (42)), 285-296. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/59114/en

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BAKHTIARNASRABADI HASSANALI, MOUSAVI SETAREH, KAVE FARSAN ZABIHOLLAH. THE CONTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL THINKING ATTITUDE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING STYLES IN PREDICTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION[Internet]. 2012;12(4 (42)):285-296. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/59114/en

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HASSANALI BAKHTIARNASRABADI, SETAREH MOUSAVI, and ZABIHOLLAH KAVE FARSAN, “THE CONTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL THINKING ATTITUDE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING STYLES IN PREDICTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, vol. 12, no. 4 (42), pp. 285–296, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/59114/en

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