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The Role of Critical Thinking Skills on Academic Performance of Grade Six Pupils in Dapitan City Central School
MAEM Melody M. Lagutan, PhD Leo C. Naparota
2 October 2026 · Vol. 2, Issue 10, pp. 804-809
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jmrr/V2E10/2026-01
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This study aimed to determine the critical thinking skills and their relationship with the academic performance of Grade Six pupils in Dapitan City Central School and Polo Elementary School, Schools Division of Dapitan City, during School Year 2025–2026. The respondents of the study were three hundred thirty-two (332) Grade Six pupils.
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- Published
- 2 October 2026
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- Vol. 2, Issue 10, pp. 804-809
- ISSN
- 3051-3588 (online) · 3051-357X (print)
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- CC BY 4.0 — free to read and reuse with attribution
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- Double-blind, at least two independent reviewers
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- EP Journals Group
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the critical thinking skills and their relationship with the academic performance of Grade Six pupils in Dapitan City Central School and Polo Elementary School, Schools Division of Dapitan City, during School Year 2025–2026. The respondents of the study were three hundred thirty-two (332) Grade Six pupils. The study employed survey and descriptive-correlational research methods using an adopted questionnaire for critical thinking skills and pupils’ actual academic performance taken from class advisers. The pupils’ overall perceived level of critical thinking skills was average in terms of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation. Their academic performance was generally described as good. The study also found no significant relationship between critical thinking skills and academic performance. Therefore, the study concluded that while pupils demonstrated average critical thinking skills and good academic performance, their perceived critical thinking skills did not significantly influence their academic performance. Based on the findings, DepEd officials and school heads may strengthen school-based programs that promote higher-order thinking skills, while teachers may integrate more activities that develop interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation. Parents may also support home-based learning activities that encourage reasoning and problem-solving, and future researchers may conduct similar studies involving other grade levels, schools, or related variables.
Keywords: critical thinking skills, academic performance, Grade Six pupils, descriptive-correlational research, Dapitan City.
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MAEM Melody M. Lagutan, & PhD Leo C. Naparota (2026). The Role of Critical Thinking Skills on Academic Performance of Grade Six Pupils in Dapitan City Central School. Journal of Management Research and Review, 2(10), 804-809. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jmrr/V2E10/2026-01
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}Questions about this article
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MAEM Melody M. Lagutan, PhD Leo C. Naparota.
Where and when was it published?
In Journal of Management Research and Review, Volume 2, Issue 10, pages 804-809, published by EP Journals Group on 2 October 2026.
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Yes. It is open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, so anyone can read, share and reuse it with attribution.
What is the DOI of this article?
10.65150/EP-jmrr/V2E10/2026-01 (https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jmrr/V2E10/2026-01).
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APA: MAEM Melody M. Lagutan, & PhD Leo C. Naparota (2026). The Role of Critical Thinking Skills on Academic Performance of Grade Six Pupils in Dapitan City Central School. Journal of Management Research and Review, 2(10), 804-809. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jmrr/V2E10/2026-01
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