Sarah J Peterson, Gregory T Smith
Association between elementary school personality and high school smoking and drinking
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
selfdirected learning vital principle promoted health professions education particularly increasing use online learning methods likewise reflection recognized indispensable formidable concept learning plays positive role fostering students selfreflection critical thinking development professional values skill hence present study undertaken identify effect reflective thinking academic performance among undergraduate dental students reflective thinking assessed among 2nd 3rd 4thyear undergraduate dental students interns dental college hospital hyderabad reflection questionnaire assessed habitual action understanding reflection critical reflection 5point likert scale percentage marks obtained last university examinations considered academic performance completed questionnaires analyzed using statistical package social sciences software spss version 20 p 005 considered statistically significant total sample 263 individuals comprising 188 715 females 75 285 males participated study findings showed four scales reflective thinking habitual action p 00001 understanding p 002 reflection p 002 critical reflection p 001 showed statistically significant difference based year study however difference based gender noted reflection 172 241 critical reflection 163 277 mean scores highest among 4th years higher understanding 1783 178 reflection 1733 201 mean scores observed among students attained 75 academic performance thus present study emphasizes role reflective thinking significance academic learning process