Author
Nelson Balasa Alcazaren Jr.*
Capiz State University – Main Campus, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines
Abstract
In the realm of education, the relationship between academic achievement, critical thinking abilities, and computer literacy has received a lot of attention. This study determined the level and relationship between computer literacy skills, critical thinking skills, and academic performance of the 157 Grade 11 students TVL Track – Section Prowess 36, Perfection 40, Excellence 41, and Eminence 40 at Capiz National High School, Roxas City for the Academic Year 2023-2024. This study utilized the descriptive-correlational quantitative research design that aims to explain the relationship between two or more variables without manipulating them. An adapted questionnaire in computer literacy skills was designed by DepEd, Division of Capiz (Jamora and Duran, 2022) and critical thinking skills by psychometric-success.com was used in the study. The test scores were gathered, transmuted, and entered into the master data and computer processed using a licensed IBM SPSS Statistics 28 program. Frequency, percentage, mean, and Pearson Correlation signed rank tests were the statistical tools used. The result revealed that the participants had excellent computer literacy skills and critical thinking skills as a whole when classified according to their profile. The result further revealed that the participants had an outstanding level of academic performance. A statistically significantly a strong positive correlation between participants academic performance in both computer literacy skills, and critical thinking skills, implying that as one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase. This inferred that for every increase in computer literacy and critical thinking skills, there is a corresponding increase in participants academic performance. Specifically, as participants computer literacy skills and critical thinking skills improved, their academic performance consistently increased.
Keywords: Literacy, correlational, transmuted
*Corresponding author
DOI: http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05021096
Recommended citation:
Alcazaren, N. B., Jr. (2026). Computer literacy skills, critical thinking skills, and academic performance. Pantao (The International Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) 5 (2), 3322-3330. http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05021096
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