International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education
Vol 5, No 2 (2021): International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education

Profile of Critical Thinking Skills of Students in High School on Climate Change and Waste Recycling Materials

Afandi Afandi (Tanjungpura University, Pontianak)
Eko Sri Wahyuni (Tanjungpura University, Pontianak)
Tri Kristiana (Tanjungpura University)
Dery Athama Putra (Tanjungpura University)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Dec 2021

Abstract

Critical thinking, which involves higher order thinking activities (HOTS), is an important skill that has been widely discussed in the last two decades. This study aims to determine the profile of high school students' critical thinking skills on climate change and waste recycling. It is a quantitative descriptive study using an instrument developed based on indicators of critical thinking skills developed by Ennis in 1985, namely providing simple explanations, building basic skills, concluding, providing further explanations, and setting strategies and tactics. The study participants were 102 senior high school students in Pontianak Indonesia who were selected through the purposive sampling technique. The results show that the critical thinking abilities related to each indicator had highest scores of two aspects that is basic skills and drawing conclusions. The simple explanation indicator scored 59.42%; that of building basic skills 71.37%; that related to drawing conclusions 67.62%; the explanation indicator 42.44%; and the setting strategy and tactics indicators 66.87%. The conclusion is that students' critical thinking skills are only sufficient to poor category. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijpte

Publisher

Subject

Education Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal emphasizes on the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. The journal is published by the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, ...