ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
The challenges encountered by the students in dealing with Mathematics have to be addressed for them to appreciate the importance of Mathematics in their lives. To connect mathematical ideas to other areas of study or aspects of life, critical thinking skills is seen to have been a great factor. The learners who think critically are often successful in general Mathematics. This leads to the objective of the study to examine the factors that are effective for the development of the critical thinking skills of students. In particular, this study sought to answer the level of critical thinking skills of the students based on information and discovery, analysis, interpretation, reasoning, problem-solving/solution finding, self-regulation and reflection. Furthermore, it examined the relationship between the level of critical thinking skills and the scores of the students in General Mathematics. Using the descriptive – correlational method of research with regression analysis and theory development, it depicts the interrelatedness of the factors and significant relationship among the predetermined critical thinking variables to the scores of 50 first year college students in General Mathematics. Among the critical thinking skills variables, the Discovery and Information, Analysis, and Problem Solving/Solution Finding have strong and significant relationships with the General Mathematics score. And based on the findings, SPIDA Cognitive Theory was developed.