Thinking more wisely: using the Socratic method to develop critical thinking skills amongst healthcare students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In medicine, critical thinking is required for managing and tolerating medical uncertainty, as well as solving professional problems and treating diseases. However, the core of Confucianism, teacher-centered and exam-oriented settings in middle and high school education may pose challenges to developing critical thinking in Han Chinese or Taiwanese students. Students may be adversely affected by these pedagogies since student-centered settings were more effective in stimulating their critical and reflective thinking, as well as a sense of responsibility, in the ever-changing world. Therefore, guiding students with less stable foundations of critical thinking might require a different approach. A review article highlighted the potential utility of the Socratic method as a

SUBMITTER: Ho YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10026783 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature