Developing interactive e-book of relativity theory to optimize self-directed learning and critical thinking skills

Education is expected to be a solution to issues in human resource development. A number of initiatives have been made to overcome educational problems ranging from improving the curriculum, developing and increasing the quality of teachers, developing student abilities, and other efforts related to improving the quality of education. Based on the preliminary observation, students’ critical thinking skills were considered low and a confirmatory study related to building critical thinking skills is necessary. This study analyzed critical thinking skills that are built based on perceptions of mobile media, self-directed learning, and digital literacy. The research method used was a quantitative approach by using a questionnaire instrument.. Data analysis included analyses of prerequisite tests including validity and reliability tests. The data were analyzed using the structural equation model (SEM) analysis. The results showed that 1) there was a positive and significant effect on the variable of perceptions on online learning media on self-directed learning and digital literacy, 2) there was a positive and significant effect on the variable of self-directed learning on critical thinking skills 3) there was a positive and significant effect on the variable of digital literacy on critical thinking skills 4) the variable of the perceptions on mobile-based learning media had a positive and significant effect on critical thinking skills through the mediation of self-directed learning and digital literacy.

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Effect of Autonomous Learner Approach on Prospective Teachers' Critical Thinking Skills

Global Educational Studies Review ◽

10.31703/gesr.2021(vi-i).37 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol VI (I) ◽

pp. 369-375

Author(s):

Nadia Iqbal ◽

Rafaqat Ali Akbar

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Prospective Teachers ◽

Research University ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Control Group ◽

Self Directed Learning ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Directed Learning ◽

Autonomous Learner

Autonomous learner approach facilitates the learning environment in which students become a responsible and self-directed learner. The purpose of this experimental study was to explore the effect of the autonomous learner approach on prospective teachers' critical thinking skills. The 'quasi-experimental pre-test posttest control group research design' was used for this study. The participants of this study were prospective teachers of M.A. Early Childhood Education, studying at the Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore'. A self-developed critical thinking skills scale (CTSS) was used for collecting the data. Independent samples t-test and ANCOVA were used to analyse the data. Findings show that there was an effect of the autonomous learner approach on prospective teachers' self-directed learning skills. The conclusion demonstrates that the autonomous learner approach is requisite in developing critical thinking skills among prospective teachers.

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Use of Problem-Based Digital Comics in the Era of Disruption as an Increasing Effort Critical Thinking Skills and Learning Achievement

Journal Corner of Education, Linguistics, and Literature ◽

10.54012/jcell.v1i1.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Eva Nurchurifiani ◽

Hajjah Zulianti

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Literature Review ◽

Student Learning ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Technological Capabilities ◽

Learning Achievement ◽

Study Results ◽

Directed Learning

Learning in the era of disruption is directed at using technology optimally, and learning is directed to have critical thinking skills. Directed learning has critical thinking skills that make it difficult for students to understand the material, which causes student learning achievement to be not optimal. The teaching carried out has not been carried out innovatively due to the teacher's limitations, technological capabilities, and media. So far, learning has only conventionally. This makes students' interest in learning less and less because it is difficult to understand the material. This study aimed to determine the use of problem-based digital comics on learning achievement and critical thinking skills. The method used is a literature review. The study results show that problem-based digital comics in the era of disruption can develop critical thinking skills and improve learning achievement.

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CONCEPTS ONLY PLEASE! INNOVATING A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING COURSE

Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) ◽

10.24908/pceea.v0i0.6515 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kenneth N. McKay ◽

Samar Mohamed ◽

Lyndia Stacey

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Time Management ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Project Planning ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

First Year ◽

Self Directed Learning ◽

Student Centered Learning ◽

The Impact

MSCI 100, a first year course dedicated to Management Engineering, introduces the main concepts of this discipline to students in their first term. The course’s main goals are introducing core principles that students will apply throughout their undergraduate studies and also preparing them for their first co-operative education term. In Fall 2015, this course was pedagogically redesigned based on authentic self-directed learning, accommodating different learners, and providing students with opportunities to develop professional skills (especially teamwork, project planning, time management and critical thinking).The course was designed holistically with emphasis on integrating concepts and communicating the course plan to students. Although engineering design was an inherent part of the course, there were no memory-driven tests and no math. The course’s learning outcomes were instead formulated around students’ understanding of improving effectiveness and efficiency in various facets of business through the development of their professional skills.There were numerous teaching innovations from the perspective of a first year engineering course. The essence of many course deliverables was for students to experience constructive failure-recovery cycles. This allowed them to learn from their mistakes as they completed case study challenges, hands-on activities, unique assessments and a final team project requiring integration of knowledge and skills. These activities were supported by various groups on campus.A panel of educators was formed near the end of the term so students could reflect on their learning process and be provided with the educators' feedback.. Moreover, the results from the course evaluations indicated that the restructuring of MSCI 100 was largely successful. Most students were able to fully grasp fundamental concepts and apply critical thinking skills. In this paper, we share reasons for redesigning the course, our experience in delivery and assessment, the impact of different teaching and learning methods and finally feedback on switching to in-depth, student-centered learning.

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Thinking Higher: Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Pre-Reading and Reading Activities

Perspectives on School-Based Issues ◽

10.1044/sbi4.2.18 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 18-19

Author(s):

Michele M. Christon

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Reading Activities

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PERBEDAAN PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA PADA MATERI TERMOKIMIA MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN GROUP DAN INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM SOLVING

Jurnal Dinamika Pendidikan ◽

10.33541/jdp.v9i2.342 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 99

Author(s):

St Fatimah Azzahra

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Control Group ◽

Learning Problem ◽

Group Problem ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Group Design ◽

Group Problem Solving

ABSTRACTThis research is aimed to know the differences increase critical thinking skills through learning group and individual problem solving in thermochemical material. This research uses a quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent control group design and study sample consisted of 103 students, divided into the first experimental (group problem solving) (35 students), the two group experimental (individual problem solving) (34 students). The collected through pretest-posttest. The analyzed with the Kruskal Wallis test, the results showed that the learning problem solving as a group or individually can improve students’ critical thinking skills. Statistical test there are significant differences in the students critical thinking skills thermochemical material between students who received group and individual problem solving. Critical thinking skills improvement with problem solving individual learning higher compared with group learning problem solving.Keywords: problem solving learning, critical thinking skillsABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa melalui pembelajaran group dan individual problem solving pada materi termokimia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi experimen dengan desain Nonequivalent Control Group Design dan sampel penelitian ini terdiri dari 103 siswa yang terbagi ke dalam kelompok eksperimen pertama (pembelajaran group problem solving) (35 siswa), kelompok eksperimen kedua (pembelajaran individual problem solving) (34 siswa).Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pretest-posttest. Data dianalisis dengan uji Kruskal Wallis Test, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran problem solving secara group maupun secara individual dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa. Data uji statistik, terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi termokimia antara siswa yang mendapat pembelajaran group problem solving dan individual problem solving. Peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis dengan pembelajaran individual problem solving lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan pembelajaran group problem solving.Kata Kunci: Pembelajaran Problem Solving, Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis

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UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI GURU SMP DALAM MENYUSUN TES HASIL BELAJAR BERBASIS KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MELALUI SUPERVISI AKADEMIK

JURNAL PAJAR (Pendidikan dan Pengajaran) ◽

10.33578/pjr.v3i4.7518 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 772

Author(s):

Leni Suryani

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Data Collection ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Student Learning Outcomes ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Teacher Competence ◽

Collection Data ◽

High Level ◽

Teacher Data

This research is motivated by the competence of teachers in preparing poor learning outcomes tests and has not been able to measure high-level thinking skills, especially critical thinking skills. Therefore the researcher seeks to improve teacher competence in compiling tests on student learning outcomes based on critical thinking skills through academic supervision. This study uses a school action research design that has stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. This research was conducted for 2 months starting April 9 to May 17, 2019 for Physics teachers in the 7 target schools. Data is sourced from interviews with teachers and test documents prepared by the teacher. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis through the stages of data collection, data simplification, data presentation, conclusion drawing. Data were analyzed using assessment rubrics adjusted to indicators of critical thinking skills. The results of this study conclude that teacher competence in preparing tests of learning outcomes based on critical thinking skills has increased from the first cycle with a percentage of 61% with sufficient categories to 76% with good categories in cycle II.

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CONCEPT-BASED LEARNING DAN KEMAMPUAN BERFIKIR KRITIS MATEMATIS

ALGORITMA Journal of Mathematics Education ◽

10.15408/ajme.v2i1.16314 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Maifalinda Fatra ◽

A Rizki ◽

Tita Khalis Maryati

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Mathematics Learning ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Learning Model ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Control Group ◽

Simple Explanation ◽

Critical Thinking Ability ◽

Thinking Ability

Mathematical Critical thinking is one of mathematical abilities that must be obtained by students. Critical thinking is one of the high order thinking processes that can make concepts in student knowledge. Students with critical thinking in mathematics learning mostly do rational activities such as interpreting information based on a particular theoretical framework, linking theory with practice, making claims and justifying it, utilizing data in support of argumentation, making relations or relationships between various ideas, asking questions, evaluating knowledge, predict, describe something, analyze, synthesize, and categorize. This study aims to analyze the effect of the Concept-Based Learning Model on the critical thingking mathematical abilities.The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of Concept-Based Learning Model toward mathematics critical thinking ability. The method used in this research is quasi experiment by Randomize Control Group Post Test Only Design with cluster random sampling technique. Indicators of mathematics critical thinking skills measured in this study include providing simple explanations, building basic skills, concluding, making more explanations, and deciding an action. The results showed that the mathematics critical thinking ability of students in the experimental class for the five indicators that being analyze was higher than the ability of students in the control class. A fairly high difference in the indicator showed in give a simple explanation and concluding. and it means that the application of Concept-Based Learning Model significantly influences the abilities of students' mathematics critical thinking.

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ANALISIS HUBUNGAN HASIL BELAJAR DENGAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS PADA MATERI HIDROLISIS GARAM.

Konfigurasi Jurnal Pendidikan Kimia dan Terapan ◽

10.24014/konfigurasi.v3i2.7622 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 93

Author(s):

Neti Afrianis

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Student Learning ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Student Learning Outcomes ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽

Skills Learning ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Critical thinking skills is a very important aspect that students must have in learning chemistry, especially in solving problems that require deeper alternative solutions. This research aims to analyze the relationship of critical thinking on student learning outcomes on salt hydrolysis material. In this research, there were 48 students sampled, the technique used for sampling was purposive sampling. For data analysis in this research using correlation and regression tests with a probability value of 0.05. From the results of the linearity and correlation tests found that students 'critical thinking skills have a relationship with student learning outcomes on salt hydrolysis material by 0.599 and the regression results also show the same thing that there is a significant relationship between students' critical thinking skills with learning outcomes on salt hydrolysis material that is seen from the comparison of the significance value (0,000) with a probability value (0.05), (0,000 <0.05) means that there is a positive relationship between critical thinking skills with student learning outcomes on salt hydrolysis material in SMAN 1 Kampar. The contribution or contribution of students' critical thinking skills to learning outcomes in the hydrolysis material is 35.9% while the remaining 64.1% is influenced by other factors. The higher the level of critical thinking skills of students, the greater the significant functional relationship to learning outcomes, and also the greater contribution / contribution of critical thinking skills to student learning outcomes.Keywords : Critical thinking skills, learning outcomes, correlation and regression analysis, salt hydrolysis

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Promoting students’ critical thinking through reading strategy instruction in a reading class

Indonesian JELT ◽

10.25170/ijelt.v11i2.1494 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 133-151

Author(s):

K.R. Vinitha Rani

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Language Learners ◽

Second Language Learners ◽

Strategy Instruction ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Reading Strategy ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Reading Strategy Instruction ◽

Two Stages ◽

Bilingual School

This study examined the application of Reading Strategy Instruction (RSI) in a reading class to promote the critical thinking skills of the second language learners. It aims to find out (1) the critical thinking elements in the questions formulated by the participants before the application of RSI, and (2) the critical thinking elements found in the (a) three selected questions, (b) answers, and (c) reflections written by the participants after the application of RSI. This study included sixteen grade 11 participants of a bilingual school in Jakarta, aged between 16 to 18 years old. The participants underwent two stages (1) before the application of RSI, and (2) after the application of RSI. The RSI applied in this study was a modification of Rothstein & Santana’s (2014) “Question Formulation Technique” and Alder’s (2001) comprehension strategies in answering questions. The collected data were analysed by using the modified critical thinking indicators proposed by Mason (1991) and Henri (1992). The results of the study revealed that applying RSI in the reading class was beneficial in promoting the participants’ critical thinking skills. RSI helped the participants to (i) think differently, (ii) use prior background knowledge, (iii) question the facts given in the text, (iv) identify the issues given in the text, (v) give valid solutions to the problem, (vi) connect themselves with the text and the world, and (vii) justify their arguments using valid examples.

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