IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION-BASED PBL LEARNING MODEL TO IMPROVE STUDENT CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND ACTIVE LEARNING IN SOCIAL STUDIES AT SMPN 03 KOLAKA

Anisa Anisa (Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka)
Juwirda Juwirda (Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka)
Muhammad Radit Aditya (Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka)
Muhammad Afdal (Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka)
Resti Karmila (SMA Negeri 1 Tanah Pinoh)

Geographica: Science and Education Journal
Vol 5, No 2 (2023): December

This study aims to determine the effect of the implementation of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) learning model based on Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on improving students' critical thinking skills and activeness in Social Sciences (IPS) learning at SMPN 03 Kolaka. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group design. The research subjects consisted of two classes, namely class VIII A as the experimental class using the PBL model based on FGD and class VIII B as the control class using the conventional learning model. Data were collected through critical thinking ability tests and student activeness observation sheets. The results showed that the implementation of the PBL model based on FGD did not have a significant difference in improving students' critical thinking skills and activeness compared to conventional learning. The reasons for this result were due to the relatively short duration of the implementation of the learning model, diverse critical thinking and communication skills, and the teacher's role as a facilitator of the discussion process that had not run optimally.