Attitudes Towards Mathematics, Motivational Persistence, and AI-Based ChatGPT usage: A Structural Model on Critical Thinking Disposition of Private Senior High Schools in Davao Region

Abstract

This study determined the best model that predicts critical thinking disposition of the senior high school students using the Structural Equation Modeling. It was conducted among private senior high school institutions in Region XI focusing on the Grade 11 using descriptive-correlational design, employing the cluster random sampling method in the selection of respondents. The results showed a moderate level of attitudes towards mathematics and AI-based ChatGPT usage, along with a high level of motivational persistence and a critical thinking disposition. Moreover, a significant relationship exists between attitudes towards mathematics, motivational perseverance, and critical thinking disposition, while it revealed a not significant relationship between AI-based ChatGPT usage and critical thinking disposition.
The hypothesized model generated in the study came up with marginal to poor fit which requires model modification. The best-fit model demonstrated a causal link of motivational persistence to critical thinking disposition, while attitudes towards mathematics directly influence CTD when mediated by motivational persistence. This pathway underscores that CTD is most effectively cultivated not merely by favorable attitudes but with motivational persistence that enable them to achieve mathematical pursuits amidst difficulties.