International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 9, No 4: December 2020

Do a science process skills affect on critical thinking in science? Differences in urban and rural

Darmaji Darmaji (Universitas Jambi)
Dwi Agus Kurniawan (Universitas Jambi)
Astalini Astalini (Universitas Jambi)
Rahmat Perdana (Universitas Jambi)
Kuswanto Kuswanto (Central Luzon State University)
Muhammad Ikhlas (Central Luzon State University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2020

Abstract

The study used mixed-method design. Sample size of this study was 689 students employed total sampling technique. This study revealed that science process skill of students in learning science whether urban and rural areas are good. The independent sample t-test showed that there was a significance difference in students' science process skill in urban school (M = 3.175, SD = 0.178) and in rural schools (M = 2.482, SD = 0.182); (t (687) = 18.224, p<0.01. The independent sample t-test showed that there was a significance difference in students' critical thinking in urban school (M = 5.058, SD = 0.163) and in rural schools (M = 3.436, SD = 0.152); t (687) = 17.224, p<0.001. Lastly, the regression shows the level of contribution students’ science process skill influence as much as 51.5% for critical thinking. This study was found that student science process skill affects critical thinking in learning science. Moreover, students' science process skill and critical thinking in urban better than rural.

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Journal Info

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IJERE

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Subject

Education

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The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...