Research Article
Self-Assessment of Problem Solving Disposition in Medical Students
Table 3
Summary of 135 student’s self-assessment of their problem solving skills.
| | Item | Mean | Standard deviation | Corrected item-total correlation | Cronbach’s alpha if item is deleted |
| Knowledge of discipline | (3) I easily remember concepts that I learned long ago. | 2.570 | 1.018 | 0.399 | 0.853 | Level Total | 2.570 | 1.018 | | |
| Pattern recognition | (1) I acknowledge my strengths and weaknesses on a particular topic. | 1.541 | 0.862 | 0.693 | 0.827 | (2) I recognize how much information I have about a concept. | 1.452 | 0.730 | 0.652 | 0.809 | Level Total | 1.496 | 0.798 | | |
| Application of general strategies for problem solving | (7) I seek alternative solutions before making a decision. | 1.350 | 0.738 | 0.723 | 0.810 | (10) I decide the solution of a problem from evaluating several options. | 1.403 | 0.757 | 0.786 | 0.813 | (11) I identify alternative solutions to problems. | 1.410 | 0.696 | 0.724 | 0.804 | (12) I am able to focus on a problem. | 1.544 | 0.837 | 0.679 | 0.831 | Level Total | 1.427 | 0.760 | | |
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