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Enhancing medical students critical thinking skills through ChatGPT: An empirical study with medical students

Published:2024-08-16 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0260-1060
Container-title:Nutrition and Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Nutr Health

Author:

Almazrou Saja¹,Alanezi Fahad²^ORCID,Almutairi Saud Asman³,AboAlsamh Hoda M.³,Alsedrah Ibrahim Tawfeeq⁴,Arif Wejdan M.⁵^ORCID,Alsadhan Abeer Abdullah⁶^ORCID,AlSanad Duha Sami⁷,Alqahtani Nasser S.⁸,AlShammary Miznah Hizam³,Bakhshwain Amal Mubarak⁹,Almuhanna Afnan Fahd¹⁰,Almulhem Munerah¹¹,Alnaim Norah¹²,Albelali Salma¹²,Attar Razaz Waheeb¹³

Affiliation:

1. Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2. Department Management Information Systems, College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

3. College of Business Administration, Imam Abdlurahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

4. College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

5. Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

6. Computer Science Department, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

7. IT Department, University Affiliation (company): Dammam, Saud Arabia

8. Community Health Department, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

9. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant, Ministry of Health, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

10. Radiology Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

11. Department of mathematics, College of Science and Humanities, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

12. Department of Computer, College of Science and Humanities, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

13. Management Department, College of Business Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Study purpose: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of ChatGPT in critical thinking skills among medical students. Methods: This cross-sectional survey study recruited 392 medical students from three public universities in Saudi Arabia. Participants completed an online questionnaire assessing perceptions of ChatGPT's impact on critical thinking skills. Data were analyzed using SPSS, employing descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, and Cronbach's alpha to evaluate reliability. Results: Significant gender-based differences were found in perceptions of ChatGPT's efficacy, particularly in generating diverse perspectives ( P = 0.0407*) and encouraging questioning ( P = 0.0277*). Reflective practice perceptions varied significantly by age ( P = 0.0302*), while academic backgrounds yielded significant differences across all factors assessed ( P < 0.0001*). Overall, 92.6% believed integrating ChatGPT would benefit critical thinking skills. Most participants ( N = 174) strongly agreed that ChatGPT improved critical thinking. Conclusion: Integrating ChatGPT into medical education could offer valuable opportunities for fostering critical thinking abilities, albeit with the need for addressing associated challenges and ensuring inclusivity.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/02601060241273627

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