Profile of Learning Biology Based on Critical Thinking Skills

Abstract

Biology learning in senior high schools is expected to develop students’ critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills are needed so that students can become independent learners who can manage their own learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of biology learning that integrates critical thinking skills in senior high schools. The method used was a survey using questionnaires and interviews. The population was all the students of SMAN 2 Parepare city and the sample were class X students using purposive sampling technique. The results of the study showed that the profile of learning to think critically about critical thinking skills in biology learning of students at SMA Negeri 2 Parepare on critical thinking skills was obtained from 6 indicators in the form of the ability to interpret, analyze, evaluate, inference, explanation, and regulation with an average percentage of 66.12% in the good category. The results of the interviews also illustrate that learning to think critically has not been fully implemented in the learning process, especially in giving assignments and questions in evaluating student learning.
 Keywords: biology learning profile, critical thinking skills, indicators of critical thinking skills