Empowering Contextual Approach in Science Learning to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills

Some Cases of Learning Science at Secondary School

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210715.064How to use a DOI?

Keywords

critical thinking skills, contextual approach, learning media

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the role of contextual virtual lab, contextual-based module, and contextual-based articles in enhancing critical thinking skills of junior secondary student. The learnings were arranged for three contexts: (1) How the heart pumps blood throughout the body (virtual lab based); (2) How the nutrient fluid can get to the top of the tree (article based); and (3) How to maintain our environment (textbook based). All topics were implemented in 8th grade students of three parallel classes consisted of 30 students. The research shows that the implementation of contextual learnings has the potential to improve critical thinking skills for the three forms of media used. The improvement in all three classes occurred in the fair category. Some developed critical thinking skills were providing simple explanations, building basic skills, managing strategies and tactics, providing further explanation, and formulating solutions.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bibin Rubini
AU  - Didit Ardianto
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/07/17
TI  - Empowering Contextual Approach in Science Learning to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Asian Education Symposium 2020 (AES 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 304
EP  - 307
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210715.064
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210715.064
ID  - Rubini2021
ER  -