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

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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of pre-Health Sciences Reasoning Test (pre-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	23.41	24	23.54	3.69	.45	11	31
Subscale Scores^c
Analysis	4.72	5	4.81	1.21	.15	1	6
Inference	3.78	4	3.81	1.30	.16	1	6
Evaluation	5.27	5	5.37	.89	.11	2	6
Inductive Reasoning	7.98	8	8.10	1.26	.15	3	10
Deductive Reasoning	7.43	8	7.57	1.97	.24	2	10
MM Group (n = 66)
Total Score	24.07	24	24.05	3.04	.37	16	33
Subscale Scores^c
Analysis	4.98	5	5.03	.88	.10	3	6
Inference	3.86	4	3.88	1.21	.14	1	6
Evaluation	5.31	5	5.38	.80	.09	2	6
Inductive Reasoning	7.95	8	7.98	1.14	.14	5	10
Deductive Reasoning	7.74	8	7.76	1.52	.18	5	10

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

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