ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Original Research

Authors

Moradi   R. (* )
Ali Aabadi   Kh. (1 )
Khazayi   A. (1 )
Rasouli   B. (1 )






(* ) Youth Researchers Club& Elites, Kermanshah Branch , Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran
(1 ) Educational Technology Department, Psychology & Educational Sciences Faculty, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

Correspondence

Article History

Received:   December  25, 2013
Accepted:   May 11, 2014
ePublished:   July 7, 2014

ABSTRACT

Aims Information literacy is one of the most basic needs of life in the information society. On the other hand, one of the factors that helps people to access the information is critical thinking skill that its development is considered as the one of the most important goals of medical education in the technology era. Current study aimed to investigate the relationship between critical thinking and information literacy among medical students.
Materials & Methods In this descriptive-analytic study, 150 students who were studying in 2012-13 in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were selected by random cluster sampling. For data collection, the California critical thinking questionnaire “B Form” and the information literacy researcher-made questionnaire were used. Reliability of critical thinking questionnaire was assessed 0.69 using Kuder-Richardson and reliability of information literacy questionnaire was assessed 0.79 using Cronbach’s alpha. To assess the validity of both questionnaires face validity was used using expert consensus. Obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 19 software by Pearson correlation test.
Findings There was a significant correlation between critical thinking and information literacy Scores. Also there was a direct and significant correlation between the subcomponents of the evaluation, inference, analysis, deductive and inductive reasoning with information literacy.
Conclusion There is a direct relation between critical thinking skill and its sub-components with information literacy. Therefore, promotion of information literacy skill in medical sciences students depends on the process of critical thinking.

Keywords: Thinking, Information Literacy, Students, Medical, Perception,

CITATION LINKS

[1]Babamohamadi H, Esmailpoor M, Negarandeh R, Dehghan-Nayeri N. Comparison of critical thinking skills in nursing students of Semnan and Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci. 2011;10(Suppl 1):67-78. [Persian]
[2]Corrall Sh. Information literacy strategy development in higher education: An exploratory study. Int J Inf Manag. 2008;28(1):26-37.
[3]Association of College & Research Libraries. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Chicago: American Library Association; 2003. Available from: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.
[4]Vaghar Seyyedin A, Vanaki Z, Taghi Sh, Molazem Z. The effect of guided reciprocal peer questioning (GRPQ) on nursing students' critical thinking and metacognition skills. Iran J Med Educ. 2009;8(2)333-40. [Persian]
[5]World Library and Information Congress. Buenos Aires; 70th IFLA General Conference; June 26, 2004.
[6]Jacobs HL. Information literacy and reflective pedagogical praxis. J Acad Lib. 2008;34(3):256-62.
[7]Ashrafirizi H, Ramezani A, Aghajai H, Kazempoor Z. Evaluation of media and information literacy University of Medical Sciences Esfahan. J Sys Inf Serv. 2013;2(2):17-34. [Persian]
[8]Mansourian Y, Madden AD. Methodological approaches in Web search research. Electron Lib. 2007;25(1):90-101.
[9]Sheikhmoonesi F, Barani H, Khademloo M, Sharifian R, Jahani M, Lamsechi H. Critical thinking abilities among students of medicine in Mazandaran University of Medical sciences, 2011; J Mazandaran Uni Med Sci. 2013;23(98):98-103. [Persian]
[10]Larkin JE, Pines HA. Developing information literacy and research skills in introductory psychology: A case study. J Acad Lib. 2005;31(1):40-5.
[11]- Crawford J. The use of electronic information services and information literacy A Glasgow Caledonian University study. J Lib Inf Sci. 2006;38(1):33-44.
[12]Fain M. Assessing information literacy skills development in first year students: A multi-year study. J Acad Lib. 2011;37(2):109-11.
[13]Gelder TV. Teaching critical thinking: Some lesson form cognitive science. Coll Teach. 2005;53(1):41-6.
[14]Sezer R. Integration of critical thinking skills into elementary school teacher education courses in mathematics. Education. 2008;128(3):349-62.
[15]Shafiie Sh, Khalili H, Mesgarni M. Evaluation of critical thinking skills in nursing students of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan. Teb va Tazkiye. 2004;34:20-4. [Persian]
[16]Fisher R. Teaching children to learn. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes; 2005.
[17]Martin L, Thompson DS, Richards L. Online scenarios in FCS college courses: Enhancing critical thinking skills. J Fam Consum Sci. 2008;100(2):25-30.
[18]Bataineh O, Alazzi KhF. Perceptions of Jordanian secondary schools teachers towards critical thinking. Int Educ. 2009,38(2):56-72.
[19]Vee D, Dykstra. Integrating critical thinking and memorandum writing into course curriculum using the internet as a research tool. Coll Stud J. 2008;42(3):920.
[20]Facion NC, Facion PA. The California critical thinking skills test and the national league for nursing accreditation requirement in critical thinking. Millbrae, CA: California Academic Press; 1994.
[21]Tapper J. Student perceptions of how critical thinking is embedded in a degree program. High Educ Res Dev. 2004;23(2):199-222.
[22]Rogal SM, Young J. Exploring critical thinking in critical care nursing education: A pilot study. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2008;39(1):28-33.
[23]Banning M. Measures that can be used to instill critical thinking skills in nurse prescribers. Nurs Educ Pract. 2006;6(2):98-105.
[24]Dugan RE, Hernon P. Outcomes assessment: Not synonymous with inputs and outputs. J Acad Lib. 2002;28(6):376-80.
[25]Abrami CP, Borokhovski E, Wade A, Michael A. Instructional Interventions Affecting Critical thinking skills and dispositions: a stage 1 meta-analysis. Rev Educ Res. 2008;78(4):1102-34.
[26]Dykstra DVE. Integrating critical thinking and memorandum writing into course curriculum using the internet as a research tool. Coll Student J. 2008;42(3):920-28.
[27]Jawarneh M, Iyadat W, Al-Sudafed S, Khasawneh L. Developing critical thinking skills of secondary student in Jordan utilizing Monro and Slater strategy and McFarland strategy. IJAES. 2008;3(1):82-91.
[28]Ku KYL. Assessing students’ critical thinking performance: Urging for measurements using multi-response format. Think skill Creat. 2009;4(1):70-6.
[29]Maudsley G, Strivens J. Promoting professional knowledge, experiential learning and critical thinking for medical students. Med Educ. 2000,34(7):535-44.
[30]Profetto-McGrath J. The relationship of critical thinking skills and critical thinking dispositions of baccalaureate nursing students. J Adv Nurs. 2003;43(6):569-77.
[31]Chuang J. The relationship between junior higher school teachers critical thinking skills with information literacy and their integration of information technology into curriculum in Taiwan. Nurs Educ. 2009;42(11):498-508.
[32]Wu CP. Exploring the relationship between self-regulating intentional internet search (IIS) and critical thinking skills [Dissertation]. Syracuse: Syracuse University; 2008.
[33]Thompson SD, Martin L, Richards L, Branson D. Assessing critical thinking and problem solving using a Web-based curriculum for students. Internet High Educ. 2003,6(2):185-91.
[34]Haji Hiedari H, Yazdian A. Assessment and application of the five-level model of critical media literacy: A case study of college students of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Glob Media J. 2011;6(2):30-57. [Persian]
[35]Rastgho A, Sife Naraghi M, Shariatmadari A, Naderi E. The effect of Internet-based information literacy development of students' problem-solving skills. N App Educ Administ. 2010;4(1):1-22. [Persian]
[36]Mirzasafi A, Rajaeepour S, Jamshidian E. The relationship between information literacy and entrepreneurship capabilities among Isfahan University graduate students. Lib Inf Sci. 2001;14(1):241-53. [Persian]