Profile of Students' Critical Thinking Skill Measured by Science Virtual Test on Living Things and Environmental Sustainability Theme

International Seminar on Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education 2016

数学;自然科学;计算机科学

Maulida, N.I.^1 ; Firman, H.^2 ; Rusyati, L.^1

International Program on Science Education Department, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr.Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung

40154, Indonesia^1

Chemistry Education Department, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr.Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung

40154, Indonesia^2

关键词: Critical thinking;    Critical thinking skills;    Descriptive statistics;    Environmental pollutions;    Environmental sustainability;    research methods;    Secondary schools;    Secondary science;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012058/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012058

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The aims of this study are: (1) to investigate the level of students' critical thinking skill on living things and environmental sustainability theme for each Inch' critical thinking elements and overall, (2) to investigate the level of students' critical thinking skill on living things characteristic, biodiversity, energy resources, ecosystem, environmental pollution, and global warming topics. The research was conducted due to the important of critical thinking measurement to get the current skill description as the basic consideration for further critical thinking skill improvement in lower secondary science. The research method used was descriptive. 331 seventh grade students taken from five lower secondary schools in Cirebon were tested to get the critical thinking skill data by using Science Virtual Test as the instrument. Generally, the mean scores on eight Inch' critical thinking elements and overall score from descriptive statistic reveals a moderate attainments level. Students' critical thinking skill on biodiversity, energy resources, ecosystem, environmental pollution, and global warming topics are in moderate level. While students' critical thinking skill on living things characteristic is identified as high level. Students' experience in thinking critically during science learning process and the characteristic of the topic are emerged as the reason behind the students' critical thinking skill level on certain science topic.