The Use of Cooperative Learning Type Jigsaw in Improving Critical Thinking Skills of Student in Course Media Learning of PLS

Abstract

The ability to think critically is one of the abilities that exist in the cognitive aspects which includes the ability to remember, understand, apply, analyze, synthesize, and assess. This ability starts from the simple thing to remember to solve the problem that requires a person to be able to connect and combine several ideas and ideas from what has been learned. In learning activities, there are still many students who have low critical thinking skills. This is evident in every lecture activity, students are more dominantly focused on presenting the reading sources obtained either through books or through other electronic media without being able to develop and explain logically or critically towards the reading sources. This study aims to describe the use of cooperative learning type jigsaw in improving students critical thinking skills in course Media Learning of PLS. The population of this research is students of PLS Department who take the course of PLS Learning Media and learning, and the sampling technique that will be carried out is accidental or convenience sampling. This research was designed using classroom action research methods which were carried out in 2 cycles, where each cycle contained stages: 1) planning; 2) implementation; 3) observation and interpretation; and 4) analysis and reflection.