Identifying scientific critical thinking skills of high school students on the static fluid material
C S A Barus, Rosiqoh and E Suhendi

Indonesia University of Education

Abstract

Students as future generations need to be equipped with high-level abilities, such as creative thinking and critical scientific thinking. The purpose of this research is to know how much creative thinking skills and scientific critical thinking are possessed by high school students in Bandung. In this research, the instrument used is a test-shaped essay as many as 12 questions about static fluid material. Instrument development assessment of critical thinking skills using Assessment of Critical Thinking Ability, (ACTA). Test students scientific critical thinking ability is analyzed using Rasch models. The research population is a grade XI student in one high school in Bandung City. Research samples were selected with a random sampling technique of 32 students. Research results show that students have not been able to analyze the arguments, assess or evaluate, make decisions or solve problems, and make conclusions using inductive or deductive reasoning. It is shown by the low percentage of scientific critical thinking ability on every aspect, Critical thinking ability of 1 26.5%, Critical thinking ability of 2 23%, Critical thinking ability of 3 13%. It was concluded that the students scientific critical thinking skill level in the static fluid matter is still very low.

Keywords: creative thinking skills, critical thinking skills of scientific, static fluid.

Topic: Physics Education

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/RdChK6HTWEeY

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