The Development of Student Work Sheets Based on Reciprocal Teaching Models to Improve Critical Thinking Ability in Elementary School

Ria Erawati ,Caswita ,Darsono ,Alben Ambarita

doi:10.7176/jep/10-17-11

Abstract

This research and development aims to develop and describe the feasibility and effectiveness of student worksheets based on reciprocal teaching in improving students' critical thinking skills. The type of research that used is research and development that refers to the theory of Borg and Gall. The population of this study was fourth grade students of Elementary School in Bandar Sribhawono District. The study sample was 30 students of fourth grade in A class of Public Elementary School 2 Sribhawono who were determined by purposive sampling technique. The data was collected through questionnaire sheets, observation sheets and test questions. The results of the study show that student worksheets based on reciprocal teaching are feasible, and effective for improving students' critical thinking skills. Keywords: Student worksheets, Reciprocal teaching,Elementary school DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-17-11 Publication date :June 30 th 2019

Highlights

Education can be interpreted as a conscious and systematic effort to achieve a better standard of living
Based on the observation results of the analysis of student learning outcomes and the analysis of the needs of educators in September 2018 in the fourth grade of elementary school in Bandar Sribhawono District. 3.1.2 Planning Planning from the development of student worksheets based on reciprocal teaching, namely, the preparation of student worksheet frameworks based on reciprocal teaching, presentation of material tailored to the steps, planning evaluation tools, and preparation of assessment instruments. 3.1.3 Development preliminary form of product Steps for developing student worksheets are 1) Assessment of material in the student worksheet, 2) Drafting of student worksheets based on Reciprocal Teaching
Small group assessments are carried out by 10 students consisting of low, medium and high-ability students. 3.1.5 Revision of Initial Products Based on the results of testing of student worksheets based on reciprocal teaching in small groups, the results were an increase in critical thinking skills and student learning outcomes

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Introduction

Education can be interpreted as a conscious and systematic effort to achieve a better standard of living. Having critical thinking skills allows students to analyze their own thoughts to ensure that they have made choices and draw intelligent conclusions.This is in accordance with Elder and Paul in Romanowski (2012: 121), the best critical thinking is to understand their own thinking skills. This requires that they develop standard criteria to analyze and assess their own thinking skills and routinely use standard criteria to improve their quality. De Porter, et al (2013: 298) stated that critical thinking is one of the high-level skills that is very important to be taught to students in addition to creative thinking skills

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