Indonesia Conference Directory

Abstract. This study aims to describe whether there are significant differences in students taught with guided inquiry models towards critical thinking skills in physics subjects. The research sample was students of class X MIPA 3 and X MIPA 4 in SMA Negeri 3 Kota Bengkulu even semester 2018/2019 on the concept of work and energy. This research is a study of quasy experiment with a design of nonequivalent control group design. For testing data used instruments of critical thinking skills, which are in the form of essays totaling six questions. The results of the descriptive analysis, the average score of critical thinking skills increased in the experimental class with guided inquiry models and control classes with the direct instruction model. The result of inferential analysis shows that guided inquiry learning has a significant effect on students critical thinking skills. So it can be concluded that there are significant differences in learning with guided inquiry models towards critical thinking skills in physics subjects students of SMA N 3 Bengkulu city.