Assessing trainee critical thinking skills using a novel interactive online learning tool

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ID15327795
AuthorsBarbara Jantausch (George Washington University, corresponding author), Barbara A Jantausch (0000-0001-7577-1369, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA), James E Bost (Children’s National Research Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA), Priti Bhansali (0000-0001-7624-7286, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children’s National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA), Yosefa Hefter (Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA), Isabella Greenberg (Medical Education, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA), Ellen F Goldman (0000-0003-2560-4399, George Washington University)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue1
Pages2178871-2178871
Publication date2023-03-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Education Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10872981.2023.2178871
PMID36871259
OpenAlexW4323255459
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

This interactive online learning activity effectively imparted medical knowledge and improved trainee responses to questions requiring critical thinking. To our knowledge, this is the first time the APA's critical thinking framework has been incorporated into interactive online learning and assessment of critical thinking skills in medical trainees. We applied this innovation specifically in global health education, but there is obvious potential to expand it to a wide variety of areas of clinical training

Critical thinking · Mathematics education · Medical education · Test (biology · Vignette · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Innovations in Medical Education · Innovative Teaching Methods · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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