Improvement of Critical Thinking skills among Chemistry Learning Students Using Learning Davices With PDC Models
Z Zulkarnain (a*), Y Andayani (b), S Hadisaputra (b)
a) Magister Program of Science Education, University of Mataram. Jalan Majapahit No. 62, Lombok, 83125, Indonesia
*zulkarnainarasy[at]gmail.com
b) Chemistry Education Study Program, University of Mataram. Jalan Majapahit No. 62, Lombok, 83125, Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement of students critical thinking skills. The subjects in this study were 101 students of class XI at SMAN 8 Mataram. This type of research is a quasi-experimental. A test consisting of 5 problems is used to collect experimental data. Five indicators of critical thinking are studied: interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation. The results showed that the PDC (Preparing Doing Concluding) model was able to improve students critical thinking skills on each indicator of critical thinking skills.
Keywords: Learning Model, PDC, Critical Thinking
Topic: Science Education