scholarly journals Mastery Level of Critical Thinking Skills for Female Middle School Students in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 229-258
Author(s):  
Sozan H. Omar
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mastery Level

scholarly journals Analisis Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Dan Science Motivation Siswa Pada Pembelajaran Pesawat Sederhana

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indah Sukmawati ◽  
Joko Siswanto ◽  
Fenny Roshayanti
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Science ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Science Motivation

This study aims to determine the level of critical thinking skills and science motivation of students in learning science. The population in this study all students of class VIII SMP N 3 Pemalang were 10 classes with 317 students. The research sample was randomly selected with a sample of one class of 31 students. The study was conducted on January 4, 2020, data collection techniques in the form of tests and questionnaires. The test is used to determine students' critical thinking skills in learning science in simple plane materials. While the questionnaire is used to determine the level of science motivation of students in learning Natural Sciences. Descriptive quantitative data analysis and percentage. The results showed the level of critical thinking skills of Pemalang N 3 Middle School students was 35.48% from the high and medium category. While the level of science motivation of Pemalang N 3 Middle School students was 35.50% from the high and medium category. This shows that the ability to think critically and the level of science motivation of students is still quite low. So we need a learning model that can improve students' motivation and critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals Penerapan pembelajaran problem posing untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi aritmetika sosial SMP kelas VII

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rima Febriyanti ◽  
Slamet Slamet
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Problem Posing ◽  
Test Results ◽  
School Students ◽  
Average Percentage

The purpose of this study is to improve the critical thinking skills of Class VII Middle Scool students in social arithmetic material by applying problem posing learning. This type of research is Classroom Action Research (CAR) with Kemmis and Mc Taggart models with stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The instruments used in this study were validation sheets, observation sheets, and final cycle test sheets. The results showed that the application of problem posing learning with the following steps: the stage of apperception and motivation, the stage of conceptualization, the development and discussion stages, and the stage of correcting answers can improve the critical thinking skills of Class VII Middle School students in social arithmetic material. The average percentage of the test results of students' critical thinking skills in the first cycle was 55.2 percent and increased by 20.6 percent in the second cycle to 75.8 percent, so that this study could be said to be successful. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendiskripsikan langkah-langkah pembelajaran problem posing yang dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa SMP Kelas VII pada materi aritmetika sosial. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan model Kemmis dan Mc Taggart dengan tahap perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah lembar validasi, lembar observasi, dan lembar tes akhir siklus. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran problem posing dengan langkah-langkah sebagai berikut : tahap apersepsi dan motivasi, tahap penyampaian konsep, tahap pengembangan dan diskusi, serta tahap mengoreksi jawaban dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa SMP Kelas VII pada materi aritmetika sosial. Persentase rata-rata hasil tes kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa siklus I sebesar 55,2 persen dan meningkat 20,6 persen pada siklus II menjadi 75,8 persen, sehingga penelitian ini dapat dikatakan berhasil.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Self-Questioning Strategy at Developing Academic Achievement and Critical-Thinking Skills among Secondary-School Students in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 278-299
Author(s):  
Ali Tared Aldossari ◽  
Mohammed Msnhat Aldajani
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

This study aims to examine how effective a self-questioning strategy is at developing academic achievement and critical-thinking skills in the jurisprudence curriculum (Fiqh), followed by secondary-school students. The research sample is taken from secondary-school students in Dammam, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA); 64 students from two different schools were selected: 32 as a control and 32 as an experimental group. The research instruments consist of an achievement test, a test to see how critical-thinking skills are applied to the Fiqh curriculum, and a teachers’ guide to teaching the Fiqh curriculum, using the self-questioning strategy. The study recommends the use of the self-questioning strategy when teaching the Fiqh curriculum to secondary-school students. It also highlights the need to raise teachers’ awareness of the importance of teaching critical-thinking skills. Considering the research results and recommendations, the researchers recommend several further avenues of research related to the current research variables.

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