Abstract
The low critical thinking skills of learners are triggered by less supportive learning. The learning process has not emphasized the development of critical thinking skills, it is because in learning learners tend to memorize concepts so that critical thinking skills are not trained, making learners less active in the learning process and not achieving minimum completion criteria, there needs to be efforts to overcome them. The formulation of the problem in this study is: Is there a significant difference in the improvement of students' critical thinking skills with the implementation of STEM-based Experiential Learning learning in class VII MTsN Aceh Besar? This research aims to find out the significance of differences in improving learners' critical thinking skills with the implementation of STEM-based Experiential Learning learning. The method used in this study is an experimental method with the design of One Group Pretest-Postets design. The population of this study is all students of class VII MTsN Aceh Besar which amounted to 120 learners. The instrument used to measure critical thinking skills using multiple choice questions is 10 questions. Data analysis using the One Simple t-Test test at a significant level of 0.05. The results of the One Simple t-Test test of the students' critical thinking skills were obtained by Sig. (0.00) < (0.05), showed that learners' critical thinking skills were better and there was a significant improvement with the implementation of STEM-based Experiental Learning.
Highlights
Science learning is very fun learning that can be taught with various models, methods, and media that really interest learners in learning something in the environment
Based on the research that has been done, the data obtained from the results of critical thinking skills on ecosystem materials implemented in the implementation of STEM-based Experiential Learning at MTsN 4 Aceh Besar with a description of the results presented as follows
Based on the study results, there is a significant difference in improving students' critical thinking skills in ecosystem materials with the implementation of STEM-based Experiential Learning learning
Summary
Science learning is very fun learning that can be taught with various models, methods, and media that really interest learners in learning something in the environment. Teachers can create an active, innovative, effective, and fun learning atmosphere because learners are required to be able to improve their thinking skills better and critically. Critical thinking is the ability to reason and think reflectively directed to decide things that are convincing to do that are summarized in five groups, namely providing simple explanation (elementary clarification), building basic skills (basic support), Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA (JPPIPA). Critical thinking is a complex trait in learners who are certainly different from each other where learners are able to think and create spontaneously just by reviewing their experience based on the facts experienced, but for others, the teacher must be given a stimulus in order to be able to repeat the memory of acidification with three characteristics, namely (1) Spontane, (2) high curiosity, (3) interested in new things that can be studied (Khoiriyah, 2018).
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