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The Effect of Student Character on Critical Thinking Skills and Mathematics Learning Outcomes of Fisrt Grade Elementary School Students Safitri, Erika; Pangestika, Rintis Rizkia; Triyono, Ageng
BASICA Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah INSURI Ponorogo

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The study aims to examine the effect of students’ character on critical thinking skills and mathematics learning outcomes among first-grade elementary school students. The study aims to examine the effect of students' character particularly discilpine, responsibility, and independence on critical thinking skills and mathematichs learning outcomes among fisrt-grade elementary school students'. The research employed a quantitative approach using simple linear regression analysis. The sample consisted of 28 students. Character data were collected through a teacher-completed observation questionnaire, while critical thinking skills and mathematics learning outcomes were measured using written tests. Data were analyzed using regression assumption tests and hypothesis tests in SPSS. The results revealed that students’ character did not have a significant effect on critical thingking skills (Sig. =  0.991 > 0.05; R2 = 0.000). Substantively, the R2   value of 0.000 indicates that character variabels did not contribute to explaining the variance in students’ critical thinking skills. However, character had a positive and significant effect on mathematics learning outcomes (β = 0.195; Sig. = 0.010 < 0.05), accounting for 22.8% of the variance in learning outcomes. These findings indicate that character traits such as discipline, responsibility, and independence support academic achievement but do not directly influence critical thingking skills in early-grade students. Practically, teachers are encouraged to consistently integrate character reinforcement into daily mathematics instruction to improve learning outcomes, while simultaneously applying structured problem-based and reasoning-oriented activities to specifically stimulate students’ critical thinking skilss. This study suggests that character education and cognitive skill development should be implemented through complementary instructional strategies at the early elementary level.
Analysis of Students’ Higher-Order Thinking Skills through the End-of-Year Summative Assessment (ASAT) in the IPAS Subject at the Elementary School Level Nur Ngazizah; Pangestika, Rintis Rizkia
BASICA Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025)
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This study aims to analyze the higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) of elementary school students through the End-of-Year Summative Assessment (ASAT) in the Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) subject at SD Muhammadiyah Kutoarjo. The research approach employed a quantitative descriptive method with item analysis based on the Rasch model. The research subjects consisted of 64 fifth-grade students and 25 ASAT items from the 2023/2024 academic year. Data were analyzed based on difficulty level, discriminative power, and the distribution of thinking categories (LOTS and HOTS) in accordance with the revised Bloom’s taxonomy (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2016). The results indicated that 68% of the items fell into the lower-order thinking skills (LOTS) category, while 32% were classified as HOTS. Rasch analysis revealed an imbalance between students’ ability levels and item difficulty parameters (item–person map). These findings indicate the need for improved teacher assessment literacy in developing questions that better stimulate analytical, evaluative, and creative skills. The implications of this study contribute to the development of authentic assessment models in elementary schools in line with the spirit the Merdeka Curriculum, by integrating the principles of inquiry-based learning and transformative assessment to optimize the achievement of sustainable scientific thinking competencies.