Survey of 565 medical students' logical thinking ability and cultivating strategies

Objective To find out the logical thought ability of medical students and its influencing factors,and provide evidence for medical students to develop logical thought ability.Methods 608 medical students from Liaoning Medical University were surveyed with logical thought ability questionnaire,and common condition questionnaire.Results Medical students are general lack of knowledge of logic,their logical thought ability need to be improved.There were significant difference in verbal expression,analogical reasoning,logic relationships and total score for different grades medical students,the student' s grade,gender,achievements,preferences have different dimensions of influential for logical thought ability.Conclusions Medical colleges should reform in teaching methods,curriculum and student assessment to strengthen medical students' logical thought ability. Key words: Logical thought ability;  Medical students;  Survey