Ali G Alghamdi
Assessing Medical Student Perceptions of Open-Book Exams for Self-Directed Learning
Cureus
critical thinking evidencebased dentistry skills dental students required demonstrate monitoring quantifying progress challenging study investigating whether heighten critical thinking assessment hcta could used potential tool use prior admitting students monitor whether students skills improve time dental school freshman dental students n 92 given hcta first semester dental school statistical analyses performed examine association dental admission test dat scores overall perceptual ability total science grade point average gpa overall science critical thinking scores total analytic synthetic significant positive association gpa dat scores critical thinking scores results indicate hcta may useful tool enable monitoring students analytical synthetic skills throughout time dental school