EVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL-PROCESS SKILLS INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT ON ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION SUBJECT IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The aim of this paper is to investigate the importance of integrated assessment to measure critical thinking skills and science process skills in chemistry learning. Integrated assessment is an assessment form that integrates several aspects or multidisciplinary science in the assessment process. This integrated assessment is chosen because both have a relationship that can‟t be separated. Critical thinking skills is part of high order thinking skills that is being education‟s demand in 21 century. It covers cognitive and skill aspects to construct cognitive component. Science process skills is skill that necessary for students to find their own knowledge by finding or identifying problem, solving problem, and answering questions about natural phenomena, so students‟ knowledge becomes more meaningful. Process skills are not only intended for science, but also social science that requires critical thinking skills. Therefore, integrated assessment is needed to anticipate the lossing of relationship between critical thinking and science process skills. However, in reality there are many obstacles in measuring both aspects. These problems become the main reason to design integrated assessment that consists of essay which can measure critical thinking and science process skills. The integrated assessment product for electrolyte solution material can be used as alternative instrument to measure critical thinking and science process skills for chemistry educators.