Journal of General Education and Humanities
Vol. 5 No. 4 (2026): August

Development of Socio-Scientific Issue-Based E-LKPD Flipbook to Improve Elementary School Students' Critical Thinking Skills

Suryani Suryani (PGRI University Semarang)
Dini Rakhmawati (PGRI University Semarang)
Achmad Buchori (PGRI University Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Jul 2026

Abstract

The Merdeka Curriculum promotes contextual learning and the development of 21st-century competencies, particularly critical thinking. This study aimed to develop an electronic student worksheet (E-LKPD) in flipbook format based on socio-scientific issues (SSI) and to examine its validity, practicality, and potential to support fifth-grade students’ critical thinking skills. This Research and Development study used the ADDIE model. Participants included two expert validators, one classroom teacher, and 13 fifth-grade students selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through expert validation, teacher and student response questionnaires, and a one-group pretest-posttest design. The E-LKPD was rated highly feasible by material and media experts, with validity scores of 88.89% and 90.00%, respectively. Teacher and student responses indicated high practicality, with scores of 88% and 95.38%. Students’ mean critical thinking score increased from 46.54 on the pretest to 77.69 on the posttest. A paired-samples t-test showed a statistically significant difference between the scores (p < .001). These findings suggest that the developed SSI-based E-LKPD in flipbook format is valid, practical, and has the potential to support fifth-grade students’ critical thinking skills in science learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gehu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

The Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) is a peer-reviewed scholarly online journal. The GEHU is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The GEHU is a non-profit journal whose publication is free of charge. The articles should be original, unpublished, and not ...