<![CDATA[This study was motivated by the low levels of critical thinking and collaboration skills among students in the Natural and Social Sciences course in third grade at SDN Kebun Bunga 6 in Banjarmasin. The purpose of this study was to improve students’ critical thinking and collaboration skills through the implementation of the Problem-Based Learning model using the Bentala Vista medium. This study is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted collaboratively over two cycles. The research subjects were 26 third-grade students at SDN Kebun Bunga 6 in Banjarmasin. Data collection techniques included observation, testing, and documentation. Data analysis employed a descriptive-comparative approach, comparing the pre-cycle, Cycle I, and Cycle II.The results showed a significant improvement. In the pre-cycle phase, students’ critical thinking skills were only 26.92%, and their collaboration skills were only 34.62%. After Cycle I interventions, in Session 1, critical thinking skills increased to 53.85%, while collaboration skills rose to 65.38%. Then, in Session 2, critical thinking skills increased to 61.54%, and collaboration skills increased to 73.08%. In Cycle II, Session 1, the mastery of critical thinking skills reached 73.08%, and that of collaboration skills reached 76.92%. Finally, in Cycle II, Session 2, the mastery of critical thinking skills reached 88.46%, and that of collaboration skills reached 96.15%. Thus, it can be concluded that the implementation of the Problem-Based Learning model using the Bentala Vista media successfully improved the critical thinking and collaboration skills of third-grade students at SDN Kebun Bunga 6 in Banjarmasin.]]>
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