ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
—— —Critical thinking skills is one of the skills need to develop among students as part of the aim in the 21st century skills. It is the ability to analyze, evaluate and form well-reasoned judgements or decisions which is developed and enhanced through the teacher-initiated questions in the teaching-learning process. These skills are crucial for making informed choices, solving complex problems, and navigating various aspects of life. The supposed skills needed to be enhanced to developed 21st century learners who will be navigating life to be able to counteract the issues and challenges brought about by time. Thus, this study was formulated to evaluate the effectiveness of teacher-initiated questions in enhancing the critical thinking skills of the Grade 11 Senior High School students in Introduction to World Religion and Belief System. A quasiexperimental research design was employed utilizing simple percentage and t-test of mean difference as statistical tools used to interpret the result of the study. The study revealed a significant difference in the performances of Grade 11 Senior High School students in Introduction to World Religion and Belief System before and after the utilization of teacher-initiated questions in teaching. The art of questioning of teachers during the teaching-learning process through the teacher-initiated questions which helps students to evaluate, judge, analyze and synthesized the information on a given situation had helped in enhancing the critical thinking skills of Grade 11 Senior High School students. Thus, making the intervention an effective teaching strategy in enhancing the critical thinking skills, hence, improving their performance in the subject. Keywords — Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills, Grade 11 Senior High School Students, Teacher-Initiated Questions, Teaching, Introduction, World Religion, Belief System