Does the mind map learning strategy facilitate information retrieval and critical thinking in medical students?

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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of post-Health Sciences Reasoning Test (post-HSRT) scores in SNT and MM groups (N = 131)

Variable	M	*Mdn*	*Trimmed* M	SD	*SEM*	*Min* ^a	*Max* ^b
SNT Group (n = 65)
Total Score	23.47	24	23.66	3.82	.47	9	30
Subscale Scores^c
Analysis	4.87	5	4.94	1.05	.13	1	6
Inference	3.72	4	3.74	1.26	.15	1	6
Evaluation	5.24	6	5.35	1.03	.12	2	6
Inductive Reasoning	7.96	8	8.05	1.26	.15	4	10
Deductive Reasoning	7.58	8	7.74	2.06	.25	1	10
MM Group (n = 66)
Total Score	23.97	24	24.20	3.75	.46	12	30
Subscale Scores^c
Analysis	4.80	5	4.88	1.05	.13	1	6
Inference	3.75	4	3.76	1.22	.15	1	6
Evaluation	5.31	5	5.36	.72	.08	3	6
Inductive Reasoning	7.95	8	8.01	1.24	.15	4	10
Deductive Reasoning	7.78	8	7.90	1.75	.21	2	10

^aMinimum. ^bMaximum. ^cThere are five HSRT subscales: analysis, inference, evaluation, inductive reasoning, and deductive reasoning.

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