Abstract: The objective of this study is to determine the effects of students’ critical thinking skills on their writing capability leading to research in terms of content in Filipino. The respondents of this study were the 320 students of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. This study used a researcher-made questionnaire. The students were asked to sign the first part stating their voluntary participation in the study and were assured of the confidentiality of their personal data. The findings support the theory that students’ critical thinking skills brought an enabling effect on students’ writing capability in Filipino. The critical thinking skills such as applying standards, discriminating, and transforming knowledge explain significantly students’ capability in developing unity in writing leading to research. The same skills including analyzing also explain significantly students’ capability in developing emphasis in writing leading to research, while students’ capability in developing coherence in writing leading to research is explained significantly by their skills in discriminating and transforming knowledge. It can be deduced, that students’ score in writing content leading to research is influenced by their critical thinking skills. Thus, more assessments indulging activities that can develop critical thinking skills like analyzing, applying standards, discriminating and transforming knowledge should be instituted to enhance students’ writing capability considering content leading to research.
Keywords: unity, coherence, emphasis, and writing capability.
Title: Effects of Students’ Critical Thinking Skills on Their Writing Capability
Author: Erna Salas
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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