Sriadhi Sriadhi
Department of Technology Education, Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan, 20221, Indonesia

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Enhancing critical thinking skill by implementing electronic student worksheets based on guided inquiry in natural science subject for elementary school Mhd Arif Setiawan; Sriadhi Sriadhi; Saronom Silaban
Jurnal Pendidikan Kimia Vol. 16 No. 3 (2024): J. Pendidik. Kim : December 2024
Publisher : Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jpkim.v16i3.65170

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Students’ critical thinking skills currently fall short of the requirements for effective learning in the 21st century, highlighting a need for innovative educational models to help cultivate these skills. This study investigates the enhancement of critical thinking skills among sixth-grade elementary students by using an E-LKPD (electronic student worksheets) grounded in guided inquiry. The study utilized a pretest and posttest non-equivalent control group design, encompassing the full student cohort as the sample. Information regarding students' critical thinking abilities was obtained via a descriptive assessment that satisfied recognized validity and reliability standards. The study results, analyzed with an independent t-test on the N-gain score, show an overall improvement rate of 76.16%, exceeding the 70% threshold for high effectiveness. When analyzed by group, the control group achieved an N-gain of 68.11%, falling in the moderate category, while the experimental group reached an N-gain of 84.21%, showing a huge level of effectiveness. Those results conclude that the guided inquiry-based E-LKPD significantly increased critical thinking skills.