Study of relationship between critical thinking skills and reading habits among students of Sistan and Baluchestan

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between critical thinking skills and reading habits among students of Sistan and Baluchestan University in 1393-1393. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 237 students who studied at Sistan and Baluchestan University in 2012-2013. Data were collected by Critical Thinking Skills and PSSHI Questionnaires. The reliability of the questionnaire was measured using SPSS. Descriptive and analytical methods were used to answer research questions and test hypotheses. The findings of this study showed that there is no significant difference between the mean reading habits and the critical thinking among male and female students. According to Friedman's ranking, Between the components of habit to study, the highest rank was related to the memory component and the lowest rank for time division. Critical thinking studies also showed that the highest mean among the components of this variable is related to the component of innovation and this is where the Friedman test rankings have the highest rank for this component. Spearman correlation test results showed that there is a significant relationship between the variables of critical thinking and reading habits, and there is a positive and significant correlation. So far, research on the relationship between critical thinking skills and reading habits has not been done