THINKING SKILLS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ____________________________

Statement of the Problem

The general problem of the study is “How to enhance high school students’ thinking skills
resulting to better academic performance in __________________________________?”
Specifically, the study tried to answer the following questions:
1. How may the high school (HS) students be described in terms of the following variables:
1.1 Age, 1.2 Gender, 1.3 IQ level, and
1.4 Minimum number of quality hours used in studying their lessons in __________?
2. How may the HS students’ level of thinking skills in _____________ be described in terms of the
following parameters:
2.1 Recall, 2.2 Basic, 2.3 Critical thinking, and 2.4 Creative thinking?
3. How did the HS students perform in their ___________ subject based on their final grades?
4. Is there significant difference in the thinking skills of HS student?
5. Is there significant relationship between HS students’ thinking skills and their performance in
_______________________________?
6. Does HS students’ level of thinking skills significantly affect their academic performance in
_______________________________?

Hypotheses of the study

1. There is no significant difference among levels of HS students’ thinking skills in
_________________________.
2. HS students’ level of thinking skills has no significant relationship on their academic
performance in __________________________________.
3. HS students’ profile and level of thinking skills have no significant effect on their academic
performance in ______________________________.

Likert Scale
Level of Thinking Skills Performance in Math
Scale Verbal Interpretation Grade Verbal Interpretation
0.00 – 1.50 Poor 75 – 79 Fair (passing)
1.51 – 3.00 Fair 80 – 84 Average
3.01 – 4.50 Satisfactory 85 – 89 Satisfactory
4.51 – 6.00 Very Satisfactory 90 – 94 Very Satisfactory
6.01 – 7.00 Outstanding 95 – 99 Outstanding

DATA
1 HS Students’ Profile
Stud # Age (yrs) Gender IQ Studying time (hrs)
1 14 1 88 3.5
2 13 1 90 4
3 12 2 85 2.5
4 14 2 99 4.5
5 13 2 101 4.5
6 13 2 89 4
7 14 2 89 4
8 12 2 89 5
9 12 1 90 5.5
10 12 1 95 5.5
11 14 1 95 3
12 14 2 98 3.5
13 14 1 99 4
14 13 2 99 4.5
15 14 1 97 4.5
16 15 2 95 5
17 15 1 99 5.5
18 14 2 102 4
19 14 1 98 4
20 13 2 90 4
21 13 2 94 4.5
22 12 2 97 3
23 13 2 99 3
24 13 2 98 3.5
25 14 2 97 3.5
26 14 1 97 4
27 12 1 98 4.5
28 12 1 99 5
29 13 1 87 5
30 14 1 88 5
 31 14 2 87 4.5
32 15 2 86 4.5
33 14 2 85 4
34 13 2 85 4
35 13 1 86 4
36 12 2 87 3.5
37 12 1 88 3.5
38 13 2 99 3
39 13 1 99 3
40 14 2 89 4
41 15 1 89 4
42 12 2 87 4
43 14 2 88 5
44 14 2 86 5
45 13 2 87 3.5
1 – male 2 – female

2. Results of the Students’ Thinking Skill Test and Final Grades in __________________
Stud # Recall Basic Critical Creative Final Grade
1 6 4 3 3 79
2 5 4 4 3 80
3 4 4 4 3 78
4 4 4 3 4 82
5 3 5 2 4 82
6 7 6 4 3 80
7 4 5 3 4 82
8 4 6 3 4 83
9 4 4 2 3 80
10 5 7 4 5 85
11 6 4 3 5 78
12 6 5 4 5 83
13 6 4 4 4 82
14 7 5 5 4 83
15 5 5 4 3 80
16 5 5 4 3 78
17 4 4 3 3 77
18 4 4 2 3 77
19 4 6 3 4 82
20 5 6 4 4 83
21 5 6 4 3 80
22 6 6 4 5 85
23 4 4 2 3 81
24 3 3 2 3 78
25 4 3 3 2 78
26 4 3 3 2 79
27 5 4 3 3 80
28 7 6 5 4 82
29 4 3 3 3 80
30 5 4 3 3 82
31 5 5 3 4 84
32 6 5 4 3 84
33 6 6 4 4 83
34 4 4 2 2 78
35 5 6 4 3 82
36 4 4 2 3 79
37 3 5 3 3 84
38 4 4 2 2 80
39 4 5 3 2 82
40 7 6 5 4 83
41 5 6 4 3 83
42 6 6 4 3 80
43 6 5 5 3 84
44 6 4 4 3 81
45 5 3 3 2 79
1. How may the high school (HS) students be described in terms of the following variables:
1.1 Age, 1.2 Gender, 1.3 IQ level, and
1.4 Minimum number of quality hours used in studying their lessons in
______________,

Table 1
Description of Personal Profile of HS Students
Variables Frequency Relative Frequency (%)

Age
(years)

Mean Age = SD =
Male
Gender Female

IQ level

Mean IQ = SD =

Studying Time
(hours)

Mean Time = SD =

2. How may the HS students’ level of thinking skills in ____________ be described in terms
of the following parameters:
2.1 Recall, 2.2 Basic, 2.3 Critical thinking, and 2.4 Creative thinking?

Table 2
HS Students’ Thinking Skills
Thinking Skills Frequency Relative Frequency
(%)

Recall

Mean Recall = SD =

Basic

Mean Basic = SD =

Critical

Mean Critical = SD =

Creative

Mean Creative = SD =
3. What is the academic performance level of HS students in ________________ subject
based on their final grades?
Table 3
HS Students’ Final Grades in Math

Frequency Relative Frequency

(%)

Final Grade

Mean Final Grade = SD =

4. Is there significant difference in the thinking skills of HS student?

Null hypothesis: There is no significant difference in the thinking skills of HS students.

Table 4
Comparison of Thinking Skills Level in Math of HS Students
Groups Count Sum Average Variance
Recall
Basic
Critical
Creative

ANOVA Statistical Results

Sources of Variation SS df MS F p-value F critical
Between Groups
Within Groups
Total

5. Is there significant relationship between HS students’ thinking skills and their performance in
______________________________________?

Table 5
Relationship of HS Students’ Thinking Skills on Their
Academic Performance in ______________________________
Students’ Thinking Skill Final Grade (DV)
(IV) r p
Recall
Basic
Critical
Creative

6. Does HS students’ level of thinking skills significantly affect their academic performance in
______________________________?

Table 6
Effects of Thinking Skills and Profile of HS Students on their
Academic Performance in __________________
Variable Beta Coefficient t-value Sig level Interpretation
Age
Gender
IQ
Studying Time
Recall
Basic
Critical
Creative
Adjusted R square = F= Sig. level =