Improving Student’s Critical Thinking Skills Through the Implementation of Thinking Squares Media

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10.2991/assehr.k.211102.113How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Critical Thinking Skills; Media Thinking Squares

Abstract

The objective of this study is to prove the effectiveness of using Thinking Squares media in improving students’ critical thinking skills in elementary schools. This study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest group design. The population in this study were all fourth-grade students of Elementary School in Gedong Songo, Sumowono District Cluster. The sampling technique used in this study was a combination of area and purposive sampling. Data collection techniques used tests, observation, questionnaires, and documentation. The data analysis technique used regression test, t-test, and paired sample t-test. The results show that: (1) There is an effect of using thinking squares media on students’ critical thinking skills. The regression test results show a significance level of> 0.05, it is 0.077> 0.05, therefore, Ha is accepted; (2) There are differences in students’ critical thinking skills. The t-test results show that the average score of the experimental class 2 is higher than the experimental class 1 (81.808> 77.231), and the significance level is <0.05, it is 0.00 <0.05, therefore, Ha was accepted; (3) The thinking squares media is effective in improving students’ critical thinking skills. The results of the paired sample t-test showed that the significance level of the experimental class 1 is 0.048, and the significance level of the experimental class 2 is 0.023. Both <0.05, therefore, Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. Hence, it can be concluded that the use of Thinking Squares media can improve students’ critical thinking skills in Elementary Schools. Thinking Squares media is an innovative medium so that the student learning experience increases and students are actively involved in learning.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kartika Yuni Purwanti
AU  - Zulmi Roestika Rini
AU  - Anni Malihatul Hawa
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/16
TI  - Improving Student’s Critical Thinking Skills Through the Implementation of Thinking Squares Media
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (ICoRSH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 847
EP  - 850
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211102.113
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211102.113
ID  - Purwanti2021
ER  -