Scientific thinking skills in solving global warming problems

Abstract

Scientific thinking skills are higher-order thinking skills that must be had by students in facing the era of global competition to overcome various problems. This study aims to examine students’ scientific thinking skills covering aspects of logical thinking, analysis, systematic, inductive and deductive in solving problems that include defining, identifying, formulating alternative solutions and determining the best solutions in solving global warming problems. This research uses a quantitative approach as outlined in the form of a description. The subjects of the study were high school students, Bandung City, with a total of 196 people spread across nine schools. Data obtained through questionnaires, observation, literature study, and study of documentation. Data analysis techniques using data reduction, data display, and percentage. The results showed that the students’ scientific thinking skills in the analysis and logical aspects were good criteria. Whereas systematic, inductive, and deductive were sufficient criteria. The development of the issue of global warming has not been implemented well. The researchers recommend that schools and teachers integrate the problem of global warming with learning, train students in studying various global warming phenomena through higher order thinking problems and problem-solving to have scientific thinking skills.