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Table 5 Relationship between the academic year and domains of the CTDA (n = 278)

From: Psychometric properties of the critical thinking disposition assessment test amongst medical students in China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N(%)

Systematicity and analyticity

F

Inquisitiveness and conversance

F

Maturity and skepticism

F

CTDA

F

Academic yeara

 1

54 (19.4)

44.89 ± 5.33

3.79*

33.76 ± 4.59

3.98*

28.56 ± 3.85

3.79*

107.20 ± 12.14

4.70*

 2

59 (21.2)

45.32 ± 5.01

 

33.49 ± 4.84

 

29.07 ± 3.16

 

107.88 ± 11.34

 

 3

55 (19.8)

43.95 ± 5.44

 

32.42 ± 4.31

 

29.16 ± 3.47

 

105.53 ± 11.23

 

 4

55 (19.8)

43.87 ± 6.48

 

32.95 ± 4.42

 

28.60 ± 4.52

 

105.42 ± 13.83

 

 5

55 (19.8)

41.55 ± 5.67

 

30.71 ± 4.30

 

26.65 ± 4.31

 

98.91 ± 12.52

 
  1. * p < 0.05
  2. aOne-way ANOVA
  3. CTDA the critical thinking disposition assessment