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systems thinking one important thinking skills medical students studies focused designing technologicalrich learning environments usually take several weeks months implement however occurring covid19 health crisis allow extensive period time implement classroom interventions support students systems thinking fully online environments remains issue study examines encouraging students initiating questions asynchronous discussion forum supports systems thinking development twentytwo junior students participated study compared students developed systems thinking encouraged asking questions asynchronous discussion forums one unit another unit traditional method used multiple analytical methods applied study including social network analysis epistemic network analysis inferential statistical analysis qualitative analysis quantitative results showed students improved systems thinking compared traditional teaching unit among leader students improved analysis students discussion posts suggested leader students asked high systems thinking level questions provided high level responses epistemic network analysis unpacked leader regular peripheral students engaged initiating questions providing responses differently study provides methodological practical contributions methodologically study extends prior methods applying network analysis beyond original preservice teacher training contexts practically study provides strategies practitioners support students asynchronous forum discussions