Effect of Concept Mapping Teaching Method on Critical Thinking Skills of Medical Students
- Conditions
- Education
- Interventions
- Other: traditional teachingOther: concept map teaching
- Registration Number
- NCT02816242
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
effect of concept map in teaching critical thinking was done with randomized study
- Detailed Description
This quasi-experimental study with two groups design and pre-posttest method was conducted at Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences in 2014. About 100 Medical Students of in their third semester were recruited for the study based on census. Participants were divided into two intervention and control groups by using random sampling and Random Number Table List. Students in the control group were lectured in Anatomy using traditional lecture method. Whereas, students in the experimental group were taught Anatomy using concept map teaching method. Student's critical thinking was evaluated by examining" Standard California Critical Thinking Skills Questionnaire"
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- any student at 1st semester of medicine who accept participation in study
- do not accepting to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description placebo traditional teaching teaching anatomy by traditional method intervention concept map teaching teaching anatomy by concept map
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Standard California Critical Thinking Skills Questionnaire score 4 months score which was got from questionnaire pre and post intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method student satisfaction 4 months questionnaire for satisfaction
anatomy score 4 months scores of anatomy in same exam at final
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Education Developmen Center
🇮🇷Shiraz, Fars, Iran, Islamic Republic of