Open AccessThe Effect of Problem Based Learning on EFL Students’ Critical Thinking Skill and Learning Outcome
Author(s) -
Abdul Bashith,
Saiful Amin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-ta'lim/jurnal al-ta'lim
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2355-7893
pISSN - 1410-7546
DOI - 10.15548/jt.v24i2.271
Subject(s) - outcome (game theory) , mathematics education , critical thinking , test (biology) , class (philosophy) , psychology , problem based learning , control (management) , quasi experiment , computer science , mathematics , population , artificial intelligence , medicine , paleontology , mathematical economics , biology , environmental health
This research aims to examine the effect of Problem Based Learning (PBL) model to students’ critical thinking skill and learning outcome. It was conducted on the 11th graders of social science program at SMAN 6 Malang. The research material was the problems of demography. Research method was quasi experiment with non equivalent control group design. The data analysis used t-test technique. The research result showed that PBL learning model affected students’ critical thinking skill and learning outcome in SMAN 6 Malang. The average gain score of experimental class is 33.10, higher than control class, which is 16.24. The result of t-test analysis is 0.000 smaller than the significance of 0.05. It is suggested that PBL becomes one of aalternative teaching models that could be implemented to enhance students critical thingking skill.