The Development of Scientific Reasoning in Medical Education: A Psychological Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-530Keywords:
scientific reasoning, medical education, evidence-based medicine, clinical reasoning,Abstract
Scientific reasoning has been studied from a variety of theoretical perspectives, which have tried to identify the underlying mechanisms responsible for the development of this particular cognitive process. Scientific reasoning has been defined as a problem-solving process that involves critical thinking in relation to content, procedural, and epistemic knowledge. The development of scientific reasoning in medical education was influenced by current paradigmatic trends, it could be traced along educational curriculum and followed cognitive processes.
The purpose of the present review is to discuss the role of scientific reasoning in medical education and outline educational methods for its development.
Current evidence suggests that medical education should foster a new ways of development of scientific reasoning, which include exploration of the complexity of scientific inquiry, and also take into consideration the heterogeneity of clinical cases found in practice.
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