Abstract
Critical thinking skills need to be instilled in the learning process in junior high schools. In this case, a teaching method that can improve students' critical thinking skills, namely the problem based learning method, is needed. The purpose of this study was to examine whether problem based learning method was able to improve the critical thinking skill of students in junior high school in the subjects of Social Sciences. The research method is quantitative. The research instrument used a test at the beginning and end of learning. The data collecting technique used test. The data analysis of this study used a partial test. The results showed that the problem based learning method had an influence on the critical thinking skills of students with t table 3, 902 < t count 1.669. Thus, there is an effect of the problem based learning method on the critical thinking skills of junior high school students.
Highlights
PENDAHULUAN Perkembangan teknologi informasi di dunia mengakibatkan perubahan dalam berbagai bidang kehidupan, termasuk perubahan di bidang pendidikan
The results showed that the problem based learning method had an influence on the critical thinking skills of students with t table 3, 902 < t count 1.669
The Effect of Problem Based Learning on Mathematical Critical Thinking Skills of Junior High School Students
Summary
Kelompok yang diberikan perlakuan menggunakan metode problem based learning dapat dilihat bahwa hasil penguasaan konsep materi interaksi antarruang di negara-negara Asia Tenggara sebesar 68 yang berarti sedang. Upaya yang dilakukan untuk melatihkan keterampilan berpikir kritis peserta didik adalah menggunakan metode problem based learning. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil tes akhir dengan rata-rata sebesar 86 pada peserta didik yang menggunakan metode problem based learning, sedangkan hasil tes akhir peserta didik yang menggunakan metode pembelajaran bervariasi yakni sebesar 78,25. Peneliti juga menjelaskan kepada peserta didik bahwa dengan metode pembelajaran problem based learning peserta didik akan mendapatkan banyak informasi tentang materi yang diajarkan pendidik dan materi lain yang didapatkan dari hasil memberikan solusi dari permasalahan yang ada dalam materi interaksi antar ruang di negara-negara di Asia Tenggara.
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