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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202018000100336</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El pensamiento crítico aplicado a la investigación]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The critical thinking applied to research]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mackay Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rubén]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Franco Cortazar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana Elizabeth]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villacis Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pamela Wendy]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guayaquil  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>República del Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>10</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>336</fpage>
<lpage>342</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202018000100336&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202018000100336&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202018000100336&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El pensamiento crítico es aquella habilidad que las personas desarrollan a medida de su crecimiento profesional y de estudios, y que a través de la cual les permite realizar un proceso de toma de decisiones acertado, debido a la capacidad decisiva que ha ganado a partir del crecimiento en conocimientos y experiencias personales y profesionales. Una actividad que sin duda coadyuva a elevar el nivel de pensamiento crítico de las personas es la lectura, debido a que a través de ella los sentidos se activan, se acumula información y se estudian realidades distintas a la habitual, lo que genera una activación superior en el proceso de toma de decisiones. En el área investigativa, el pensamiento crítico ayuda a impulsar a que el estudio que se realiza sea más analítico y profundo, lo cual hace que este estudio sea más confiable. En este trabajo de revisión de literatura, se buscará a través de los trabajos científicos seleccionados, mostrar la importancia del pensamiento crítico en el desarrollo y mejoramiento de las investigaciones.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Critical thinking is that skill that people develop according to their professional growth and studies, and through which allows them to make a successful decision-making process, due to the decisive capacity that has gained from the growth in knowledge and personal and professional experiences. An activity that undoubtedly contributes to raise the level of critical thinking of people is reading, because through it the senses are activated, information is accumulated and different realities are studied, which generates a higher activation in the decision-making process. In the research area, critical thinking helps to encourage the study to be more analytical and profound, which makes this study more reliable. In this literature review work, it will be searched through the selected scientific works, to show the importance of critical thinking in the development and improvement of research.]]></p></abstract>
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