Research Article

Examining the Relationship between Critical Thinking Skills and Argumentative Writing Skills in Moroccan Preparatory Classes of Higher Engineering Schools (CPGE)

Authors

  • Mounir BENICHE PhD Researcher, English department Faculty of Languages, letters and Arts, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco; Teacher of Engliss, CPGE (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles), Meknes, Morocco
  • Mohammed LAROUZ Full Professor, English department, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco
  • Khadija ANASSE Full Professor, English department, Faculty of Languages, letters and Arts, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco

Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the relationship between two variables:  critical thinking skills and argumentative writing skills in Moroccan Preparatory Classes of Higher Engineering Schools (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles) ( CPGE), Omar Ibn Khattab Meknes . The participants were the 2nd year Maths and Physics (MP) students in CPGE, Omar Ibn Al Khattab Meknes. 60 students participated in the study from a total number of 120 students. The research adopted the correlation design to measure the degree of association between two variables using the statistical procedure of correlation analysis. In this regard, a critical thinking test (AssessmentDay Practice Test Experts, 2018) was administered to test  students’ critical thinking skills. Then, the students were asked to write an argumentative essay about social networking and creativity. To analyse the collected data, the study resorted to SPSS software (Statistical Package for the Social Science, version 23). Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to investigate the significant relationship between critical thinking skills and argumentative writing. The result of the research displayed that the correlation coefficient is 0. 941, which means that the two tests are positively correlated and the correlation is very significant. The result of such correlation displayed clearly that critical thinking and argumentative writing have a positive relation.

Article information

Journal

International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation

Volume (Issue)

4 (9)

Pages

194-201

Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

BENICHE, M., LAROUZ, M., & ANASSE, K. (2021). Examining the Relationship between Critical Thinking Skills and Argumentative Writing Skills in Moroccan Preparatory Classes of Higher Engineering Schools (CPGE). International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 4(9), 194–201. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.9.19

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Keywords:

Argumentative writing, Critical thinking, Correlation, CPGE students