Jurnal Penelitian Pembelajaran Fisika
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2025): APRIL 2025

Implementation of the REACT Strategy Assisted by PhET Simulation to Improve Critical Thinking Skills on the Mechanical Wave Characteristics Topic

Ratu Zachrien Qalbia Dwi Ridwan (Unknown)
Ida Kaniawati (Unknown)
Heni Rusnayati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2025

Abstract

This study examines the improvement of students' critical thinking skills through the REACT Strategy assisted by PhET Simulation. The research employs a quantitative method with a pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample consists of 35 purposively selected 11th-grade students from a high school in Bandung, studying the characteristics of mechanical waves. Instruments include an essay-based critical thinking test (eight questions), and Student Worksheets. Data were analyzed using N-Gain and effect size. Results show that the REACT Strategy with PhET Simulation yielded an N-Gain of 0.52 (medium category). The strategy was also effective in enhancing critical thinking skills, with a high effect size (d = 3.19).  In conclusion, implementing the REACT Strategy assisted by PhET Simulation significantly improves students' critical thinking skills in learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jp2f

Publisher

Subject

Education Physics

Description

Jurnal Penelitian Pembelajaran Fisika (JP2F), with a registered number ISSN 2086-2407 (Print), ISSN 2549-886X (online) is a scientific journal published by the Physics Education Study Program Universitas PGRI Semarang. The purpose of the publication of this journal is to disseminate conceptual ...