Open AccessThe Strategies to Improve Critical Thinking Skills through Problem-Based Quantum Learning Model at Primary School
Author(s) -
Elisabet Dyah Kusuma,
Gunarhadi Gunarhadi,
Riyadi Riyadi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of multicultural and multireligious understanding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2364-5369
DOI - 10.18415/ijmmu.v5i4.213
Subject(s) - critical thinking , interpretation (philosophy) , mathematics education , process (computing) , psychology , statistical analysis , computer science , mathematics , statistics , programming language , operating system
The urgency of this research is to get the idea of students with critical thinking at Primary Schools of Karanganyar Sub-district. Currently, the learning process is considered as a non-critical thinking method for students. This research used descriptive statistical method to illustrate students’ critical thinking in detail at primary schools. Analysis of critical thinking was conducted on 156 students. The process of this analysis was measured by indicators of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, explanation, and conclusion. The results show that the students' skill in interpretation, analysis, explanation, and conclusion is at high level whereas there is a necessity to create a critical learning process of students to evaluate at the basic level in terms of improving critical thinking skills especially in the students’ problem-solving aspect.