CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AMONG MOROCCAN PHD STUDENTS OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Abstract

The significant weakness in problem solving and innovation continues to affect scientific production in Morocco. That’s why, many reforms are set up to address the various problems raised. The national strategy for the development of scientific research by 2025 indicates the proper conduct and methodological integrity of research work. Literature states that critical thinking is the intellectual basis of the scientific research method. Furthermore, it has been empirically demonstrated that students with strong critical thinking skills(CTS)perform well in research methodology subjects. Therefore, the close relationship between critical thinking skills and performance in the research methodology application highlights the potential of young researchers in this area. The present work is the subject of an exploratory study that intends to reveal CTS, considered as an essential foundation for any research methodology, among 25 participants registered as researchers belonging to health sciences majors. The findings of this study scored moderate overall results of CTS. A significant correlation has been found between the overall score skills of the HSRT and the scores of the marks of their final projects. The correlation indicates that the success of their dissertation work was related to the deduction, evaluation, and inference subscales of the HSRT.