Relationship between critical thinking in academic performance

Abstract

The objective of this research article is to evaluate the relationship between critical thinking and academic performance based on the analysis of scientific evidence in this regard, for this purpose, documentary analysis was used as the main method, taking as postulates three fundamental criteria: 1. - The theoretical bases of critical thinking 2.- The theoretical bases of academic performance and 3.- The relationship of critical thinking in academic performance. The results of the present study confirm that critical thinking has a substantial influence on academic performance, although certain studies do not find a correlation between both variables. In this sense, recognizing the potential of critical thinking as a central aspect in the learning achievements and academic performance of students is emerging as a path of educational quality development, who will increasingly have a more active and transformative role in their own developing.