The E-Learning and Critical Thinking Skills on Students’ Academic Performance: Basis For an Instructional Plan

Abstract

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, the integration of e-learning platforms has significantly transformed how students access and engage with academic content. Simultaneously, the development of critical thinking skills remains a cornerstone of effective learning and academic success. This study assessed the e-learning and critical thinking skills of public and private Senior High School students as basis for an instructional plan in the Division of Iligan City during School Year 2022-2023.

In this study, there were 350 Senior High School student-respondents. The instruments used in gathering essential data are survey questionnaire patterned from Roper (2007) on the Development of Online Student Skills for quantitative approach, focus group discussion and in-depth interview for qualitative approach. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, standardization, and f-test were utilized to describe the dependent and independent variables.

In our study, results revealed that there is a significant effect of the e-learning skills in motivation to English, Math, Science and Filipino. While, there is also a significant effect of the critical thinking skills in analysis on students' academic performance in Mathematics and Science subjects. It is recommended that Department of Education continuously provide and sustain ICT laboratories with adequate internet connections and technical maintenance.