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