Open AccessStudents' Critical Thinking Skills and Sustainability Awareness in Science Learning for Implementation Education for Sustainable Development
Author(s) -
Ekamilasari Ekamilasari,
Indarini Dwi Pursitasari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indonesian journal of multidiciplinary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2776-608X
pISSN - 2776-5970
DOI - 10.17509/ijomr.v1i1.33792
Subject(s) - critical thinking , sustainability , education for sustainable development , quality (philosophy) , psychology , mathematics education , medical education , medicine , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Quality and competent human resources are needed in the 21st century. Based on the importance of critical thinking skills and sustainability awareness and ESD implementation, it is necessary to study critical thinking skills and sustainability awareness, as well as the need for teaching materials and ESD implementation. The main novelties in this study are acquiring critical thinking skills and sustainability awareness, as well as the need for teaching materials and the implementation of ESD in this study are expected to be a consideration in preparing teaching materials that can train students to think critically and have sustainability awareness to support ESD implementation. The method used is descriptive. The data is processed quantitatively and interpreted qualitatively. The study was conducted on 213 students and six junior high school teachers in the city of Bogor. The level of critical thinking skills of students is in the low category.. The total mean of 3.65 indicates that the level of sustainability awareness of students is a moderate level. The implementation of ESD is important to overcome various environmental problems that are currently occurring. ESD learning is expected to increase students' sustainability awareness and critical thinking skills. This study are expected to be a consideration in preparing teaching materials that can train students to think critically and have sustainability awareness to support ESD implementation.