Effect of flipped classroom teaching model on improving the critical thinking ability of clinical medical undergraduates

Objective:To explore the effects of the flipped classroom teaching model on the critical thinking ability of clinical medical undergraduates.Methods:Sixty clinical medical undergraduates were randomly divided into the control group(n=30) and observation group(n=30).The control group was taught with the traditional teaching way,and the observation group was taught with the flipped classroom teaching model.At the end of the course,two groups were investigated using general critical thinking ability scale(Chinese version),and the teaching effects in two groups were evaluated.Results:The scores of comprehensive and systematic abilities in observation group were better than those in control group(P<0.01 and P<0.05).The differences of the scores of search,imagination,self-confidence,knowledge,cognition,and total score of the scale between two groups were not statistically significant(P>0.05).Conclusions:The flipped classroom teaching model can improve the critical thinking ability of clinical medical undergraduates.