Efforts to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Skills Through Scientific Approach in Elementary School
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Critical Thinking Skills, Educational Efforts, Scientific approach
Abstract
This research was carried out to determine teachers' application of the scientific approach to improving the critical thinking skills of Public Islamic Elementary School 4 Sukoharjo students. The subjects of this research are class VI students for the 2022/2023 academic year. The type of research is descriptive qualitative. Techniques for collecting data are direct observation, documentation, and semi-structured interviews with teachers as research subjects and students as research informants. Based on the research results, it was found that educators in the teaching process in class VI Public Islamic Elementary School 4 Sukoharjo had implemented scientific learning in teaching and learning activities, which consisted of five activity steps, namely observing, asking, trying, reasoning, and communicating. The results obtained from applying a scientific approach to learning can make students think more critically
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Mutakinati, L., Anwari, I., & Kumano, Y. (2018). Analysis of students' critical thinking skill of middle school through stem education project-based learning. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 7(1), 54–65. https://doi.org/10.15294/jpii.v7i1.10495
Nur’ariyani, S., Jumyati, J., Yuliyanti, Y., Nulhakim, L., & Leksono, S. M. (2023). Scientific approach to learning science in elementary schools. Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA, 9(8), 6659–6666. https://doi.org/10.29303/jppipa.v9i8.3680
Prameswari, S. W., Suharno, S., & Sarwanto, S. (2018). Inculcate critical thinking skills in primary schools. Social, Humanities, and Educational Studies (SHEs): Conference Series, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.20961/shes.v1i1.23648
Puspita, A. S., & Aloysius, S. (2019). Developing student's critical thinking skills through implementation of problem based learning approach. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1241(1), 12020. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1241/1/012020
Rahmi, F. (2017). Penerapan pendekatan saintifik sebagai upaya meningkatkan hasil belajar IPA siswa kelas IV SDN 19 Koto tinggi. Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Dan Pembelajaran Sekolah Dasar, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.24036/jippsd.v1i2.8541
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Rohmah, S., Kusmayadi, T. A., & Fitriana, L. (2020). The effect of the treffinger learning model on mathematical connection ability students viewed from mathematical resilience. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 7(5), 275–284. https://doi.org/10.18415/ijmmu.v7i5.1621
Saeroji, A., Slamet, A., & Khafid, M. (2018). Scientific learning approach on subject material computer application for financial administration. Journal of Economic Education, 7(1), 10–17. https://doi.org/10.15294/JEEC.V7I1.21725
Saragih, S., & Zuhri, D. (2019). Teacher behavior in students' critical thinking ability development. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1320(1), 12006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1320/1/012006
Setiabudi, A., Susanta, A., & Maulidiya, D. (2019). Efektifitas LKPD dengan pendekatan saintifik untuk meningkatkan pemahaman konsep matematika siswa kelas VIII SMP negeri 3 kota bengkulu. Jurnal Penelitian Pembelajaran Matematika Sekolah (JP2MS), 3(2), 228–241. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/304205588.pdf
Suwono, H., Pratiwi, H. E., Susanto, H., & Susilo, H. (2017). Enhancement of students' biological literacy and critical thinking of biology through socio-biological case-based learning. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 6(2), 213–220. https://doi.org/10.15294/jpii.v6i2.9622
Syafriana, D. (2017). Penerapan model problem based learning (PBL) dalam pendekatan saintifik untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar ipa kelas v sdn 63 surabayo. Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Dan Pembelajaran Sekolah Dasar, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.24036/jippsd.v1i1.7932
Syarifuddin, S. (2018). The effect of using the scientific approach through concept understanding and critical thinking in science. Jurnal Prima Edukasia, 6(1), 21–31. https://doi.org/10.21831/jpe.v6i1.15312
Zaim, M. (2017). Implementing scientific approach to teach English at senior high school in Indonesia. Asian Social Science, 13(2), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v13n2p33
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