Effectiveness of problem solving-based module to improve analytical thinking

Abstract

This research is the result of the effectiveness test of analytical thinking using the integration of problem solving and analytical thinking aspects in the of the human respiratory system material. The problem-solving aspects are identify, define, explore, act, and look back while the aspects of analytical thinking are differentiating, organizing, and attributing. The research method used was quasi-experimental. There were 74 participating students divided into two classes, namely the control class and the experimental class. The effectiveness of the analytical thinking process is based on two types of questions, namely multiple-choice and metacognitive questions. The results show that 1) the average score of the analytical thinking process using multiple-choice questions of the experimental class (76.95) is higher than that of the control class (65.20); 2) the average score of the analytical thinking process using multiple-choice questions of the experimental class (61.72) is higher than that of the control class (60.63); and 3) the average score of aspects of the analytical thinking process of the experimental class is higher than that of the control class, but the students obtain the lowest score in the organizing aspect.