Application of principles of cognitive psychology in teaching: Perspectives from undergraduate medical and dental students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Principles of cognitive psychology (CP) aim to shed light on the fundamentals of perception, attention, and knowledge extraction used for critical thinking, learning, and recollection of information. These principles were incorporated to educate undergraduate medical and dental students, and the study aims to assess the perspectives of medical and dental students regarding applying these principles.

Methods

The descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 555 Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students using a validated questionnaire with purposive sampling. Data was analyzed on SPSS version 21.

Results

The study population comprised 555 undergraduate medical and dental students, with a mean ag

SUBMITTER: Surti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11801613 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature